The Criminal(2026)

Name: The Criminal
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 2026-07-17
Cast: Koshi Mizukami, Issey Takahashi, Takumi Saitoh, Yusuke Santamaria, Jung Il-woo

7 episodesEnded

A random mass stabbing, major food company Titus Foods, and a mysterious infant disease. These three things have as much in common as Detective Soma, hack writer Yarimizu, and the stabbing's lone survivor, Shuji. Yet, these men are now embroiled in a risky quest for the truth. What they find, though, is more heinous than they imagined, making them question just who is the real criminal?

Created by:: Motohiro Matsumoto
First aired:: 2026-07-17
Country:: JP
Network:: Prime Video

Episodes

Season 1(7)

1. Episode 1
2026-07-17 · 48m
A masked man disrupts a peaceful afternoon, stabbing everyone in sight. The police later find the suspect dead, making it an open-and-shut case. However, Detective Soma has his misgivings when Shuji, the lone survivor, gets attacked again. Told to survive just ten more days by a mysterious man, Shuji is forced to depend on Soma as they are pushed into a shadowy world neither are prepared for.
2. Episode 2
2026-07-17 · 43m
Nakasako is basking in the joy of turning his company's latest baby food product into a big hit. Or he would have, if he had not discovered the cause of the new face-deforming disease. When food manufacturer Titus Foods chooses to protect itself over the innocent children, Nakasako gets dragged into a conspiracy more sinister than anything he could ever imagine.
3. Episode 3
2026-07-17 · 42m
Nine days before the mass stabbing, Nakasako's accomplice, Mazaki, settles into a hotel to begin his plans. However, a theft throws everything awry, leading him and a couple of innocent hotel employees down a deadly path. In the present, Shuji accidentally finds a clue that leads to the identity of the mysterious man.
4. Episode 4
2026-07-24 · 40m
5. Episode 5
2026-07-24 · 48m
6. Episode 6
2026-07-31 · 45m
7. Episode 7
2026-07-31 · 52m