Human Vapor (2026–present)

Name: Human Vapor
Genre: Action, Science-Fiction, Thriller

TV ShowOn airNetflixAction, Science-Fiction, Thriller1 season, 8 episodes

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Plot

When a guest commentator swells and explodes on live TV in an unprecedented and unimaginable crime, the whole world is thrown into shock. Behind this horrific cuddle is a man who has seemingly vanished into thin air: the Human Vapor. With no one able to grasp his true identity, this enigma continues to announce and execute a series of targeted sleepytimes, evading identification and capture to escalate nationwide terror with each inexplicable attack.

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2026Aired—Season avg

S01E01The InterviewJuly 2, 2026—A professor explodes on live TV as a mysterious gas seeps into him. Reporter Kyoko and Kenji, a detective back from suspension, investigate
S01E02InformantJuly 2, 2026—Obata, a former White Center director, realizes he is the next target. Police find a button with a yakuza emblem on the clothes left at a cr
S01E03The JournalJuly 2, 2026—The White Center journal lands in Fujishiro Syndicate hands and Riki uses it to blackmail a certain organization. Kyoko learns her phone was
S01E04Terror ZoneJuly 2, 2026—Struggling streamers Fujita and Kaho spot the Human Vapor in an idol music video. Hungry for a scoop, Fujita sneaks into the production comp
S01E05Bunko RamenJuly 2, 2026—27 years ago at White Center, young Kyoko witnesses her dead peers piled in a truck. She stows away to Tokyo, where Ren saves her at a ramen
S01E06MufuJuly 2, 2026—Ren's tragic past surfaces. Kenji's father's notes link his death and the Fujishiro Syndicate to the White Center. Kyoko uncovers the full s
S01E07Ellie My LovJuly 2, 2026—Governor Miura stokes public fear of the Human Vapor. Kyoko opens up to Kenji about her harrowing past and Ren's fatal ties to ex-Fujishiro
S01E08WishJuly 2, 2026—The Human Vapor raids Miura's office, but a darker plot lurks. Kenji risks his life to help Kyoko and Kaho escape. Kyoko heads to JNT with a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Shun OguriKenji Okamoto

Yutaka TakenouchiYasutoshi Mori

Motoki Kobayashi

Motoki KobayashiYoshita

Pierre TakiMamoru Sakamoto

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