Human Vapor (2026)

Name: Human Vapor
Rating: 7.5

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 7.5

IMDb

Synopsis

A death on live TV. A culprit who turns to gas. Behind it, a secret project that used and discarded the vulnerable. One detective pursues the dark truth.

First Air Date: 2026-07-02

Last Air Date: 2026-07-02

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Yeon Sang-ho, Ryu Yong-jae

Networks: Netflix

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Shun Oguri as Kenji Okamoto
Yu Aoi as Kyoko Kono
Suzu Hirose as Kaho
Kento Hayashi as Fujita
UTA as Human Vapor
Yutaka Takenouchi as Yasutoshi Mori
Motoki Kobayashi as Yoshita
Pierre Taki as Mamoru Sakamoto
Haruka Imou as N/A
Yuna Saito as Child Kyoko

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

A death on live TV. A culprit who turns to gas. Behind it, a secret project that used and discarded the vulnerable. One detective pursues the dark truth.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Interview (2026-07-02)

A professor explodes on live TV as a mysterious gas seeps into him. Reporter Kyoko and Kenji, a detective back from suspension, investigate the mystery.
Ep. 2: Informant (2026-07-02)

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 crime scene.
Ep. 3: The Journal (2026-07-02)

The White Center journal lands in Fujishiro Syndicate hands and Riki uses it to blackmail a certain organization. Kyoko learns her phone was tapped.
Ep. 4: Terror Zone (2026-07-02)

Struggling streamers Fujita and Kaho spot the Human Vapor in an idol music video. Hungry for a scoop, Fujita sneaks into the production company behind it.
Ep. 5: Bunko Ramen (2026-07-02)

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 shop.
Ep. 6: Mufu (2026-07-02)

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 scope of Mufu.
Ep. 7: Ellie My Love (2026-07-02)

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 member Mori.
Ep. 8: Wish (2026-07-02)

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 firm resolve.