Midnight Diner Season 6 Arrives on Netflix With 10 New Episodes
All five previous seasons also returned to Netflix on October 20, 2026, and the new season airs weekly on Japanese television through December 22.
Season 6 of Midnight Diner premiered on Netflix on October 20, 2026, with 10 new episodes, according to cbr.com. The original cast and crew returned, including Kaoru Kobayashi as the Master. The show's first new season since 2019.
Netflix also made all five previous seasons available again alongside the new season. The first episode of Season 6 brings back 21 familiar characters, among them Ryu, Kogure, Marilyn and the Ochazuke Sisters, with Joe Odagiri returning as police officer Kogure.
The new season began airing on Japanese television on October 20, 2026, with weekly episodes running through December 22.
From manga to a returning franchise
Midnight Diner first debuted in 2009, based on a manga by Yaro Abe that began in 2006. Further seasons followed in 2011 and 2014 before the series made its international Netflix debut in 2016 as Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories, and another season was released in 2019, bringing the series to audiences in 190 countries.
The franchise has also inspired two live-action films and adaptations in South Korea and China, while the original manga has surpassed 9 million copies in circulation worldwide and continues in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine.
Quick answers
When did Midnight Diner Season 6 premiere on Netflix?
Season 6 premiered on Netflix on October 20, 2026, with 10 episodes.
Are the earlier seasons of Midnight Diner on Netflix again?
Yes, Netflix made all five previous seasons available again alongside Season 6.
Is Kaoru Kobayashi back as the Master in Season 6?
Yes, the original cast and crew returned, including Kaoru Kobayashi as the Master.