Dearest Season 1

Season 1

An elite businesswoman becomes a material witness to a murder somehow connected to a missing persons case that occurred in her home town 15 years ago.

Air date: 2021-10-15

Episodes: 10

Episodes

E1: Episode 1

Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.

Air date: 2021-10-15

E2: Episode 2

Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.

Air date: 2021-10-22

E3: Episode 3

Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.

Air date: 2021-10-29

E4: Episode 4

Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.

Air date: 2021-11-05

E5: Episode 5

Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.

Air date: 2021-11-12

E6: Episode 6

Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.

Air date: 2021-11-19

E7: Episode 7

While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.

Air date: 2021-11-26

E8: Episode 8

The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.

Air date: 2021-12-03

E9: Episode 9

The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.

Air date: 2021-12-10

E10: Episode 10

Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.

Air date: 2021-12-17 • ★ 6