Fake News

Fake News

122018•45m•7.0/10

DramaMysteryCrimeWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(3)

Itsuki Shinonome is sent to the internet media department from a major newspaper. Chief Editor Kanji Usami assigns her a story involving green caterpillars being found in instant food. A man who posted about the caterpillars in his instant food on social media appears in front of her. A fight between companies eventually draws in Itsuki Shinonome.

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Production

NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 20, 2018

Last Aired

October 27, 2018

Networks

NHK G

Created By

Yoshiharu Sasaki

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2018-10-20

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2018-10-27

Cast

Keiko Kitagawa

Keiko Kitagawa

Shinonome Itsuki

Daichi Kaneko

Daichi Kaneko

[university student]

Kento Nagayama

Kento Nagayama

Nishi Tsuyoshi

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

[mysterious man]

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Usami Kanji

Yuma Yamoto

Yuma Yamoto

Amishima Fumito

Atomu Mizuishi

Atomu Mizuishi

[Receptionist]

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