{"rewrite":{"id":"r_984a74bfbd60fb964264b622","clusterId":"c_f9e8bcfd93bef4bdb572c859","slug":"drum-vivant-the-origin-story-adds-three-cast-members","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Drum: VIVANT The Origin Story Adds Three Cast Members","summary":"The spin-off drama \"Drum: VIVANT THE ORIGIN STORY\" has announced Rei Maruyama, Kumi Goshiro, and Takuro Nagata join the cast. Maruyama plays teacher Marsha, Goshiro plays mother Amira, and Nagata plays servant Nabil. The four-episode series is distributed on U-NEXT starting July 12, with Season 2 of the main series beginning July 26.","whyItMatters":"The casting fills in the backstory of Drum, a fan-favorite character from the original series, ahead of the main show's second season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRei Maruyama, Kumi Goshiro, and Takuro Nagata have joined the cast of \u0026#34;Drum: VIVANT THE ORIGIN STORY,\u0026#34; the spin-off of TBS Sunday Theater\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;VIVANT.\u0026#34; Maruyama plays Marsha, a teacher at the school attended by Drum and Madi. Goshiro plays Amira, the mother of Drum and Madi. Nagata plays Nabil, a servant to Shalhan\u0026#39;s son. The four-episode series is distributed exclusively on U-NEXT starting July 12. The script is by Jeong-mi Lee and Nana Yamamoto, with direction by Koki Tomura, Akiko Kato, and Momo Motoi. Episode 2 arrives July 15, episode 3 on July 19, and episode 4 on July 22. Season 2 of \u0026#34;VIVANT\u0026#34; begins July 26.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The spin-off introduces Amira, a character who was only mentioned in VIVANT's first season. Her presence on screen changes how viewers read the original family dynamic.","twitterPost":"Amira was a name in VIVANT Season 1. Now she has a face and a performer.","threadsPost":"VIVANT Season 1 mentioned Amira as a past figure. The spin-off dramatizes her directly, turning a reference into a character. That choice recontextualizes the family backstory before Season 2 begins.","newsletterBlurb":"The spin-off \"Drum: VIVANT THE ORIGIN STORY\" has added three new cast members: Rei Maruyama as teacher Marsha, Kumi Goshiro as mother Amira, and Takuro Nagata as servant Nabil. The four-episode series is streaming on U-NEXT from July 12, with Season 2 of the main drama following on July 26.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155805\",\"title\":\"\\\"VIVANT\\\" spin-off announces 3 new cast members; Drum's mother appears\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4375,"outputTokens":703,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783841973,"createdAt":"2026-07-12T07:35:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-12T07:37:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-12T07:35:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f9e8bcfd93bef4bdb572c859","canonicalTitle":"「VIVANT」スピンオフ、新キャスト3名発表　ドラムの母親が登場","representativeArticleId":"a_0a0294c2feec2aa65d6c67b4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VIVANT\",\"ドラムーVIVANT THE ORIGIN STORYー\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"丸山礼\",\"呉城久美\",\"長田拓郎\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-12T04:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-12T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-12T09:05:54.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155822","title":"「VIVANT」続編、初回直前に生放送スペシャル決定　堺雅人＆阿部寛＆二宮和也らキャスト集結"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VIVANT","ドラムーVIVANT THE ORIGIN STORYー"],"studios":[],"people":["丸山礼","呉城久美","長田拓郎"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}