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Water Boys to return with a new Fuji TV series in summer 2027
Fuji TV will bring back Water Boys as a new series in summer 2027.
The story is set in 2027 and follows high school boys who have lost their sense of purpose.
They discover synchronized swimming at an old pool and begin to take their ambitions seriously again.
The series continues a franchise that began with a 2001 film and later had television dramas in 2003 and 2004.
Those earlier stories drew attention by showing boys taking part in a sport then widely associated with girls.
The main student roles will be filled through auditions, followed by rehearsals and filming over about a year.
The new drama is part of a project that will also share updates through TVer and the show’s social media accounts.
Fuji TV will air a new Water Boys drama, titled Water Boys 2027, in summer 2027.
The series is set in 2027 and follows male high school students who rediscover their commitment through synchronized swimming.
The main student roles will be decided through auditions.
The audition, training and filming process is planned to take about a year.
The franchise began with a 2001 film and later had television dramas in 2003 and 2004.
- Who
- Fuji TV is producing the series. The main cast of male high school students will be chosen through auditions.
- What
- A new serial drama, Water Boys 2027, will be broadcast.
- When
- Summer 2027.
- Where
- On Fuji TV in Japan.
- Why
- Not stated. The story follows high school students who regain their commitment through synchronized swimming.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Water Boys franchise began with a film.
Television drama series were broadcast.
News outlets reported that Fuji TV had decided to make Water Boys 2027.
Fuji TV is scheduled to broadcast the new series.
- Title
- Water Boys 2027
- Broadcaster
- Fuji TV
- Broadcast
- Summer 2027
- Auditions and production
- About one year
- Setting
- 2027
- Sport in the story
- Synchronized swimming, now formally called artistic swimming
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What people are saying
We will deliver a youth entertainment show in summer 2027 that creates the kind of conversations at school where people ask, “Did you watch the drama yesterday?
I have been entrusted with the important work Water Boys, created by director Yaguchi in 2001.