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Midnight Diner Returns With Its First New Season Since 2019
Midnight Diner has returned with a sixth season after its last new season in 2019.
The Japanese drama follows customers at a small late-night restaurant in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, where each episode focuses on a dish and the person who orders it.
Actor Kaoru Kobayashi is back as Master, the restaurant's owner, alongside the original cast and crew.
The new season has 10 episodes, and its opening episode brings back familiar customers after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The episode reflects on changes since the pandemic and the challenge of keeping connections alive.
Netflix has made all five earlier seasons available to international viewers alongside the new season.
The season began airing in Japan on October 20, 2026, with weekly episodes scheduled through December 22.
Midnight Diner Season 6 premiered on Netflix on Oct. 20, 2026, its first new season since 2019.
The season has 10 episodes and reunites the original cast and crew, including Kaoru Kobayashi as Master.
Its opening episode brings familiar customers back to the Shinjuku restaurant after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Netflix also made all five previous seasons available to international viewers.
New episodes are scheduled weekly through Dec. 22.
- Who
- The Japanese drama series Midnight Diner, including its original cast and crew.
- What
- Season 6 returned with 10 episodes. All five previous seasons also became available to international viewers on Netflix.
- When
- It premiered on Oct. 20, 2026. New episodes are scheduled weekly through Dec. 22.
- Where
- On Netflix and Japanese television; the story is set in a small restaurant in Shinjuku, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Midnight Diner originally premiered.
The series made its international Netflix debut as Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories.
Netflix released the previous season.
Season 6 premiered on Netflix and began airing on Japanese television.
The season's final new episode is scheduled to air.
- Season 6 premiere
- Oct. 20, 2026
- Episode count
- 10
- Lead actor
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Master
- Setting
- Shinjuku, Japan
- Weekly episodes scheduled through
- Dec. 22, 2026
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