Alice in Borderland (TV series)

Alice in Borderland
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Japanese	今際の国のアリス
Genre	Science fiction[1] Thriller[2] Drama[3]
Based on	Alice in Borderland by Haro Aso
Written by	Yoshiki Watabe Yasuko Kuramitsu Shinsuke Sato
Directed by	Shinsuke Sato
Starring	Kento Yamazaki Tao Tsuchiya Yūki Morinaga Keita Machida Ayame Misaki Nijirō Murakami Yūtarō Watanabe Sho Aoyagi Ayaka Miyoshi Dori Sakurada Aya Asahina Shuntarō Yanagi Mizuki Yoshida Kina Yazaki Tsuyoshi Abe Nobuaki Kaneko Riisa Naka Tomohisa Yamashita Ayumi Tanida Hayato Isomura Kai Inowaki Katsuya Maiguma Honami Satō Yuri Tsunematsu Chihiro Yamamoto Jun Hashimoto Aimi Satsukawa Wakato Kanematsu
Composers	Yutaka Yamada Benson Taylor (Songs)
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Kaata Sakamoto
Producer	Akira Morii
Cinematography	Taro Kawazu
Editors	Tsuyoshi Imai Shoukichi Kaneda
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41–80 minutes
Production company	Robot Communications Inc.
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) – present (present)
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Alice in Borderland (Japanese: 今際の国のアリス, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama television series based on the manga of the same name by Haro Aso. The series is directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo forced to compete in dangerous games, the type and difficulty represented by playing cards, to extend "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers being shot from the sky.

The series' first season was announced in July 2019 and filmed from August to December 2019. Set locations included Shibuya districts and a green screen studio replica of Shibuya Crossing. The show's visual effects were produced in an international collaboration between Japan's Digital Frontier and teams from Singapore, the United States, and India. The musical score was composed by Yutaka Yamada, who had collaborated with Sato.

The first season premiered on the Netflix streaming service on December 10, 2020, and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, direction, and acting. They compared the show to many entries in the survival genre, including the films Battle Royale (2000) and Cube (1997). The first season's strong performance and high viewership in many countries resulted in Netflix renewing the series two weeks after its premiere; the second season was released on December 22, 2022. On September 27, 2023, it was renewed for a third season, set to come out in 2025.