Alice in Borderland (2020)
- Original title
- 今際の国のアリス
- Directed by
- Shinsuke Sato
- Cast
- Yamazaki Kento, Tsuchiya Tao, Machida Keita, Morinaga Yuki, Misaki Ayame, Kaneko Nobuaki, Aoyagi Sho, Sakurada Dori
- Genre
- psychological thriller
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 3 seasons, 22 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 2,753 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of people are transported to an empty Tokyo and forced to play deadly games to survive. Each game tests their wits and physical limits with the threat of execution if they fail.
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What happens
Alice in Borderland (Japanese: 今際の国のアリス, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu; lit. 'Arisu in the present world') is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama television series based on the manga of the same name by Haro Aso. The series is directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an empty, parallel version of Tokyo, forced to compete as players in dangerous, fatal games. The type and difficulty of each game is represented by playing cards based on French suits and the games are used to extend their "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers shot from the sky. The series' first season was announced in July 2019 and filmed from August to December 2019. Set locations included Shibuya districts and a green screen studio replica of Shibuya Crossing. The show's visual effects were produced in an international collaboration between Japan's Digital Frontier and teams from Singapore, the United States, and India. The musical score was composed by Yutaka Yamada, who had collaborated with Sato. The first season premiered on the Netflix streaming service on December 10, 2020, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, direction, and acting. They compared the show to many entries in the survival genre, including the films Battle Royale (2000) and Cube (1997). The first season's strong performance and high viewership in many countries resulted in Netflix renewing the series two weeks after its premiere; the second season was released on December 22, 2022. On September 27, 2023, it was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 25, 2025. In a January 2026 article, Netflix stated that the third season was the show's final. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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