Unknown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story begins in a quiet small town where serial murders suddenly begin to occur. The victims are drained of blood, there are no leads, and the case has remained unsolved for five years. Yamihara Kokoro is a top—notch reporter for a weekly magazine, living with a secret she can't tell anyone about. Asada Toramatsu is a local policeman who also has his own secret. They have been in a relationship for a year and are starting to think about marriage, but the secrets they keep prevent them from moving forward in the relationship. And at the moment when Kokoro decides to reveal his secret to Toramatsu, a terrible murder takes place in the city again, involving the couple in a series of strange events.

Series details

• Title: Unknown
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2023-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-06-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 69293
• TVDB ID: 432038

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-04-18; final listed air date 2023-06-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Unknown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.