Synopsis

Release Date TBA. will air Fall/Winter 2026.
 
Sequel to the SP Galapagos which aired in 2023.
 
Underclass is a human mystery drama following a detective duo as they race to solve crimes and once again expose the dark corruption lurking within society. The story unfolds in the snow-swept city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, when the body of an elderly female care facility resident is discovered in a nearby waterway. The prime suspect is Anh, a Vietnamese trainee care worker who previously worked at a garment factory in Kobe as a foreign technical intern — but fled after enduring unbearable working conditions.
 
Having drifted to the Tohoku region, Anh begins to confess to assisted suicide at the request of the gravely ill elderly woman. However, Tagawa of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Cold Case Unit grows suspicious of the marks on the victim’s hands. “Who is the underclass? Is it decided by money? No, it’s one’s dignity as a human being.” The investigation ultimately leads to the shadowy presence of a multinational IT corporation dominating the online retail industry.