Netflix launches Japanese adaptation of Extraordinary Attorney Woo in October 2026

Ashida Mana portrays Minamida Minami, a brilliant autistic lawyer, in the Japanese adaptation of Extraordinary Attorney Woo. The series premieres on Netflix on October 18 2026, with one episode each week for ten weeks, simultaneously with the broadcast on Fuji TV. Directed by Miyake Yoshishige, it is not a Netflix Original but has been licensed for distribution outside Japan. Jacob Robinson reports that Minami, who graduated top of her class at the University of Tokyo and holds the highest bar exam score, confronts societal prejudice before being hired by the firm Hirokawa & Howard, where her difficulty reading emotions persists.