‘Alice in Borderland’ Officially Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix [Exclusive]

Get ready for another blood-soaked wild ride as Netflix has officially renewed its live-action series adaptation of ‘Alice in Borderland’ for season 2. The announcement has come just 2 weeks after the season 1 premiere, which has attracted many positive reviews from the audience and critics.

Based on ALICE IN BORDERLAND by Haro Aso, the series follows Ryohei Alice, a listless, jobless, and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who’s navigating the games alone. Together, they set out to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live.

The series debuted on December 10, and the first season has 8 episodes. Within a few days of its arrival, it has become one of the top trending shows on Netflix worldwide. The show's popularity is among the top 10 in Asian countries, also #1 in a few Asian regions. You can read our full review and featured article on ‘Alice in Borderland’ here.

Season 1 cast includes Kento Yamazaki (Kingdom, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K) as Ryohei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya (Library Wars: BOOK OF MEMORIES, Mare) as Yuzuha Usagi, Nijiro Murakami (Destruction Babies, Inugashima) who plays Chishiya, Yuki Morinaga (Chihayafuru Part I, The Liar and His Lover) as Chota, Keita Machida (HiGH&LOW: THE MOVIE, L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof) as Karube, Ayaka Miyoshi (Inunaki Mura, Dance with Me) as Ann, Dori Sakurada (I Want to Eat at Your Pancreas, orange) as Niragi, Aya Asahina (Grand Blue, We Are Rockets) as Kuina, Shuntaro Yanagi (Yowamushi Pedal, Tokyo Ghoul) as Lasubosu/Last Boss, Yutaro Watanabe (Kaiji Final Game, Stare) as Tatta, Ayame Misaki (Radiance, Attack on Titan) as Shibuki, Mizuki Yoshida (Almost a Miracle, Oni Girl!!) as Asahi, Tsuyoshi Abe (Initial D, Boys Over Flowers) as Kuzuryu, Nobuaki Kaneko (Diner, Shinjuku Swan) as Boshiya/Hatter, Sho Aoyagi (Tatara Samurai, HiGH & LOW: THE MOVIE 3) as Aguni, Riisa Naka (Time Traveller, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Love At Least) as Mira.

Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, and Shinsuke Sato have written the screenplay for the 8-part season 1 of the series. Akira Morii from ROBOT is producing the series with Kaata Sakamoto as an executive producer.