{"rewrite":{"id":"r_025c6ae611908079f0ed3a99","clusterId":"c_b4020142d032b0851dcfcde6","slug":"kurousa-sasaki-leads-wowow-drama-alius-in-main-trailer","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kurousa Sasaki Leads WOWOW Drama Alius in Main Trailer","summary":"WOWOW released the key visual and main trailer for its six-episode drama \"ALIUS -Tokutei Jisho Sousa File-\" starring Kurousa Sasaki. The trailer shows detective Shingo Sano investigating a series of murders linked to the mysterious entity \"ALIUS.\" Additional cast members were announced, including Hatsunori Hasegawa, Kenta Inozuka, Ryo Ikeda, Yuya Matsuura, Hiroshi Ohkouchi, and Takashi Yamanaka. The drama premieres July 19 on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand.","whyItMatters":"The trailer and expanded cast reveal the full scope of the sci-fi crime thriller, which blends a police procedural with a supernatural entity that challenges human understanding.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe key visual places Sasaki\u0026#39;s Sano alongside Nakagawa\u0026#39;s Kanzaki and Tsunematsu\u0026#39;s Hasumi against a backdrop of digital noise and a looming figure. The catchphrase reads: \u0026#34;The suspect is something \u0026#39;other\u0026#39; than humanity.\u0026#34; The trailer shows the bizarre case unfolding from a body in an underground parking lot, with the phrases \u0026#34;ALIUS LAB\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;They control Homo sapiens\u0026#34; appearing near victims. Scriptwriter Soichiro Kojima and director Taisho Yamamoto handle the six-episode run.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Alius puts a six-episode cap on its mystery before the first frame airs. A limited-run detective drama on WOWOW signals the network trusts the hook over the runtime.","twitterPost":"Alius commits to six episodes. WOWOW bets the mystery can sustain without filler.","threadsPost":"Alius locks itself to six episodes. That is a deliberate constraint for a detective drama on WOWOW. The network is betting the Alius mystery can deliver its payoff without padding or a second season hook.","newsletterBlurb":"WOWOW released the main trailer and key visual for its six-episode drama ALIUS -Tokutei Jisho Sousa File-, starring Kurousa Sasaki as detective Shingo Sano. The trailer shows a series of murders linked to the mysterious entity ALIUS. Additional cast includes Hatsunori Hasegawa, Kenta Inozuka, Ryo Ikeda, Yuya Matsuura, Hiroshi Ohkouchi, and Takashi Yamanaka. The drama premieres July 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676443\",\"title\":\"WOWOW drama \\\"ALIUS\\\" starring Kurousa Sasaki, Taishi Nakagawa, Yuri Tsunematsu, etc. main trailer released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4010,"outputTokens":669,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781650679,"createdAt":"2026-06-16T22:45:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-16T22:49:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T22:49:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b4020142d032b0851dcfcde6","canonicalTitle":"佐々木蔵之介・中川大志・恒松祐里ら出演のWOWOWドラマ「ALIUS」本予告解禁","representativeArticleId":"a_4eb27a689db72348f75784da","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ALIUS\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"佐々木蔵之介\",\"中川大志\",\"恒松祐里\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-16T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-16T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T22:49:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/676443","title":"佐々木蔵之介・中川大志・恒松祐里ら出演のWOWOWドラマ「ALIUS」本予告解禁"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ALIUS"],"studios":[],"people":["佐々木蔵之介","中川大志","恒松祐里"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["WOWOW released the key visual and main trailer for its six-episode drama 'ALIUS -Tokutei Jisho Sousa File-' starring Kurousa Sasaki.","The trailer shows detective Shingo Sano investigating a series of murders linked to the mysterious entity 'ALIUS.'","Additional cast members include Hatsunori Hasegawa, Kenta Inozuka, Ryo Ikeda, Yuya Matsuura, Hiroshi Ohkouchi, and Takashi Yamanaka.","The drama premieres July 19 on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand.","Scriptwriter Soichiro Kojima and director Taisho Yamamoto handle the six-episode run."]}