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Japanese horror series Night Tales Club set for January 2027
Disney+ is set to release Night Tales Club in January 2027, as a six-part Japanese supernatural horror series.
It stars Takayuki Yamada as Hojo, a successful businessman fascinated by unexplained events.
Hojo believes ghosts and other paranormal events are glitches pointing to a hidden conspiracy.
He invites people to share their experiences and evidence at his Night Tales Club, offering 20 million yen to those who take part.
Each episode adapts a different story from a short horror collection by Ichi Sawamura, who also adapted it for the screen.
Seven filmmakers are involved, with a different director for each story and Kenji Nakajima directing Hojo’s scenes.
The series is scheduled to premiere in January 2027; one account also lists Hulu alongside Disney+.
Disney+ and Hulu will premiere the Japanese supernatural anthology series Night Tales Club in January 2027.
The six-part series follows businessman Hojo, played by Takayuki Yamada, as he investigates supernatural events he believes point to a hidden conspiracy.
Each episode adapts a different story from Ichi Sawamura’s short horror story collection.
Hojo offers 20 million yen to people who bring firsthand accounts and proof of supernatural events to his Night Tales Club.
Six filmmakers direct the stories, while Kenji Nakajima directs the Hojo sequences.
- Who
- Disney+ and Hulu are releasing the series. Takayuki Yamada stars as Hojo.
- What
- Night Tales Club is a six-part Japanese supernatural anthology series.
- When
- It is set to premiere in January 2027.
- Where
- Japan; it will be available on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Why
- Not stated
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Deadline and Variety reported that the series was announced and a teaser trailer had been released.
The six-part series is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Episodes
- 6
- Premiere
- January 2027
- Lead actor
- Takayuki Yamada as Hojo
- Reward
- 20 million yen
- Source material
- Short horror story collection by Ichi Sawamura
- Availability
- Disney+ and Hulu
3 sources
Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Shimizu Takashi Among Directors of Disney+, Hulu Japanese Horror Series ‘Night Tales Club’
Disney+ Opens Supernatural Thriller Series ‘Night Tales Club’ In Japan; Watch The Teaser
Disney+ Sets Japanese Horror Anthology Series ‘Night Tales Club’ With Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takayuki Yamada
What people are saying
As the original author of these stories, I feel an enormous sense of surprise and joy that they will soon be available on screen to scare audiences around the world.