{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9828dc247dc7a08097c040c1","clusterId":"c_dc89d96965d34d9e1ea2f477","slug":"s-and-x-confession-of-therapist-live-action-series-streams-first-2-minutes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"S and X: Confession of Therapist Live-Action Series Streams First 2 Minutes","summary":"Netflix began streaming the first two minutes of the live-action series based on Kisei Tada's S and X: Confession of Therapist manga. The series debuts worldwide on Netflix on Thursday. Kento Nakajima stars as sex therapist Ichito Shimotori, with Shōgo Kusano directing and Tomoko Yoshida supervising scripts.","whyItMatters":"The early stream gives a first look at the adaptation of Tada's manga, which ran in Kodansha's Evening magazine from August 2021 to August 2022, ahead of its global Netflix debut.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNetflix has released the first two minutes of the live-action S and X: Confession of Therapist series, offering a preview of the adaptation ahead of its worldwide debut on Thursday. The footage introduces Ichito Shimotori, a sex therapist whose clinic handles clients dealing with sexless relationships, erectile dysfunction, menopausal disorder, affairs, sexual trauma, and other sex-related worries they find hard to discuss, while he carries his own concerns.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKento Nakajima plays Shimotori, with Yūko Araki as Yumi Ichinose. The cast also includes Ryōta Miura, Sawako Fujima, Aoi Nakamura, Rinka Kumada, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Yūsuke Santamaria, and Shirō Sano. Shōgo Kusano directs, and Tomoko Yoshida supervises the scripts, writing alongside Kusano, Ruriko Matsushima, and Takumi Haba.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series is based on Kisei Tada\u0026#39;s manga, which ran in Kodansha\u0026#39;s Evening magazine from August 2021 and ended with its third compiled volume in August 2022.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Netflix streamed the first 2 minutes of the live-action S and X: Confession of Therapist series. Kento Nakajima plays sex therapist Ichito Shimotori. The show debuts worldwide on Thursday.","twitterPost":"Netflix released the first 2 minutes of the live-action S and X: Confession of Therapist. Kento Nakajima stars as sex therapist Ichito Shimotori. Debuts worldwide Thursday.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Netflix has released the first two minutes of the live-action S and X: Confession of Therapist series, starring Kento Nakajima as a sex therapist. The show debuts worldwide on Thursday.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-19/live-action-s-and-x-confession-of-therapist-series-streams-1st-2-minutes/.240733\",\"title\":\"Live-Action S and X: Confession of Therapist Series Streams 1st 2 Minutes\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4238,"outputTokens":653,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787195900,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T03:12:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T03:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T03:12:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dc89d96965d34d9e1ea2f477","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action S and X: Confession of Therapist Series Streams 1st 2 Minutes","representativeArticleId":"a_fcb18958f66eb354e5ac73d0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"S and X: Confession of Therapist\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kisei Tada\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-20T01:36:11.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-20T01:36:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T03:16:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-19/live-action-s-and-x-confession-of-therapist-series-streams-1st-2-minutes/.240733","title":"News\nLive-Action S and X: Confession of Therapist Series Streams 1st 2 Minutes"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["S and X: Confession of Therapist"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kisei Tada"],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}