TBS sets Mr.MYSTERY? with Yuya Yagira for January 2027 Sunday slot
The one-episode-complete mystery drama stars Yagira as a police victim-support employee who does not investigate cases, TBS said.
TBS announced that the drama Mr.MYSTERY? will air in the Sunday 9pm Sunday Theater slot in the January 2027 season, with Yuya Yagira in the lead. It is his first starring role in the Sunday Theater slot, according to cinematoday.jp.
Yagira plays Aoyanagi Toru, an employee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police who works in a victim support unit and does not investigate cases. The series is an original one-episode-complete mystery entertainment drama, and each episode reveals the culprit's identity at the beginning of the story.
The script is by Tomoki Kanazawa and others, with direction by Yoshihiro Ito and others. TBS said guest culprit roles and the regular cast will be announced in due course.
Teaser to follow VIVANT
A teaser video for the new drama will be released for the first time after the October 25 broadcast of the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT.
Kanazawa wrote the 2025 TBS drama The Dance of the Peacock, Who Saw It? and the 2025 NHK drama Tokyo Salad Bowl, while Ito directed the 2025 TBS drama Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miyo yo.
Quick answers
When does Mr.MYSTERY? air?
It is scheduled for the Sunday 9pm Sunday Theater slot in the January 2027 season on TBS.
Who stars in Mr.MYSTERY??
Yuya Yagira plays the lead, Aoyanagi Toru, his first starring role in the Sunday Theater slot.
When will the teaser video be released?
The teaser will be released for the first time after the October 25 broadcast of the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT.