- Netflix unveiled the first look at Last Samurai Standing today at the Next on Netflix Japan 2025 event.
- The live-action series is scheduled to premiere in November 2025.
- It’s plotline is described to be where Shogun meets Squid Game.
Japanese and Korean-themed TV Shows, Shogun and Squid Games Season 2 became a global sensation in 2024. The humongous success led to the renewal of these shows beyond their scope. Now, Netflix is coming up with a TV show adaptation of a manga where the story is a mashup of Shogun and Squid Games. Keep reading to find out the latest details about this upcoming show revealed at the Next on Netflix Japan 2025 event.
Earlier in 2024, Netflix announced the live-action adaptation of Ikusagami aka Last Samurai Standing manga by Shogo Imamura. Michihito Fujii is in charge of developing the show. Today, Netflix shared the official first look at Last Samurai Standing starring Junichi Okada while presenting the lineup of Japanese shows coming to Netflix in 2025.
The official synopsis for the show is as follows: “Set in the Meiji era, when the samurai are on the decline, samurai with unique personalities take on a life-risking battle royale.” Around 292 fallen samurais are set to participate in this battle royale where the last standing samurai claims the winning prize of 100 billion yen. Now, you can see why people are considering this show a mashup of the widely celebrated shows, Squid Games and Shogun.
Furthermore, Netflix has also revealed the release window of Last Samurai Standing to be in November 2025 . Junichi Okada, the lead actor in the show is also taking care of the epic action sequences as their action choreographer.
Netflix Japan’s content head Kaata Sakamoto also shared a few words about the show.
“ Last Samurai Standing’ is about what would happen if these warriors — the toughest and best in Japan — all of a sudden became common people and had to fight for their lives. Think ‘Shogun’ meets ‘Squid Game’.” – Kaata Sakamoto
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- A live-action Gundam movie will be released on Netflix.
- As of now, the cast includes Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo.
- The filming of the Gundam movie will begin sometime in March 2026.
Japan has had a massive impact on the world with its animes but one work of fiction that has created a generational fandom is the introduction of Gundam. Now being this popular, it goes unsaid that there have been multiple adpatations but now, the upcoming live-action Gundam movie is confirmed to be coming out on Netflix, and here, find out all you need to know about the upcoming project.
What Do We Know About the Upcoming Gundam Movie?
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This new live-action adaptation of Gundam was announced all the way back in 2018, and Legendary Pictures was brought in as a co-producer. However, back then, details about the project were quite limited. Following this reveal, in 2021, Netflix confirmed that Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct the movie. The filming was set to begin in 2023, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it never began, and later, we heard that the movie will not be made forward.
However, in 2025, it came to light that Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo were in talks with Legendary to star in the movie. Now, in 2026, a report by Deadline confirms that Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo will be starring in the live-action Gundam movie , and Netflix is on board to be the main distributor.
The filming of this project will begin in March 2026 and will be shot in multiple locations across Australia and the United Kingdom. So, let’s wait and see what Netflix and Legendary bring us with this live-action adaptation.
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