‘Alice in Borderland’ Season 3 Sets September Premiere on Netflix, Drops First Teaser
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysNetflix has set a September premiere for the third season of hit Japanese thriller series “Alice in Borderland,” unveiling the first teaser for the new installment.
The streaming giant’s latest season of the series returns viewers to the dangerous alternate reality, with Season 2 having debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list for non-English TV shows.
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AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R16ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R26ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeSeason 3 continues to expand on Haro Aso’s acclaimed manga source material, diving deeper into the mysterious realm that exists between life and death. Director Shinsuke Sato returns to helm the new season, reuniting with series leads Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya, who reprise their roles as Arisu and Usagi.
The returning cast includes Hayato Isomura, Ayaka Miyoshi, and Katsuya Maiguma, while the new season welcomes fresh faces including Koji Ohkura, Risa Sudou, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Tina Tamashiro, Kotaro Daigo, Hyunri, Sakura Kiryu, and Kento Kaku. Additional cast members for Season 3 include Yugo Mikawa, Joey Iwanaga, and Akana Ikeda.
According to the official synopsis, Season 3 finds Arisu and Usagi now married and living peacefully, though haunted by memories of the Borderland in dreams and visions. The plot kicks into gear when Usagi suddenly disappears, guided by Ryuji (Kento Kaku), a man studying the afterlife, as she returns to the Borderland. A devastated Arisu receives a visit from Banda, now a Borderland resident, who reveals Usagi’s whereabouts. Arisu must then follow her back into the dangerous world they believed they had escaped.
The series is developed and produced by Robot, with production cooperation from The Seven. The creative team includes screenplay writers Yasuko Kuramitsu and Shinsuke Sato, composer Yutaka Yamada, director of photography Taro Kawazu, and production designers Iwao Saito and Shin Nakayama. Yuji Shimomura serves as action director, with Atsushi Doi as VFX supervisor and producers Akira Morii and Tomoki Takase.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1bekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2bekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe“Alice in Borderland” Season 3 premieres Sept. 25 exclusively on Netflix.
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