TBS launches VIVANT season 2 in its Sunday drama slot in July 2026

The second season of VIVANT began airing on TBS in July 2026, in the network's long-running Sunday evening drama block, known as Nichiyo Gekijo. It continued a story that first reached viewers in the summer of 2023.

The first series was a large-scale espionage and adventure drama, built around a trading-company employee drawn into a secret operation overseas. It was noted for its big budget, overseas filming and a story kept closely guarded before broadcast. Masato Sakai led the cast, and Yuichi Fukuda, who wrote the original story, was closely tied to the project.

The return of the series was among the most anticipated television events of 2026 in Japan. Its start set the stage for the weekly ratings battle that followed, and for the later announcement of a film version, which gave the story an afterlife beyond television.