Series synopsis
Pending Train, also known as ペンディングトレイン―8時23分、明日 君と is a Japanese drama sci-fi & fantasy mystery television series that premiered on TBS on April 21, 2023. It ended on June 23, 2023. It stars Yuki Yamada, Eiji Akaso, Moka Kamishiraishi and Kai Inowaki.
Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can the ...
Premise
Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can they survive in this wilderness?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuki Yamada as Naoya Kayashima
- Eiji Akaso as Yuto Shirahama
- Moka Kamishiraishi as Sae Hatano
- Kai Inowaki as Shodai Kato
- Kotone Furukawa as Rena Watabe
- Joichiro Fujiwara as Daichi Yonezawa
- Wataru Hyuga as Kazuma Eguchi
- Rin Kataoka as Koharu Sato
Supporting cast
- Tetta Sugimoto as Yaichi Tanaka
- Yasuko Matsuyuki as Kayoko Terasaki
- Ayaka Onishi as Hiroko Tachibana
- Shuto Miyazaki as Shugo Akashi
- Hideaki Murata as Hajime Komori
- Sayaka Yamaguchi as Sumire Mishima
- Yūto Ikeda as Tatsuya Kayashima
- Goki Maeda as Kota Takakura
- Sara Shida as Mao Higuchi
- Yoshiyuki Tsubokura as Shigemichi Terasaki
- Miho Kanazawa as Miho Tanaka
- Shunya Shiraishi as Ichita Muraki
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 21, 2023 | June 23, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 21, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 28, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 5, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 21, 2023 |
| Last aired | June 23, 2023 |
| Runtime | 58 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |