Specialist (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 54 minutes |
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| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | January 14 – March 17, 2016 |
Specialist (スペシャリスト) is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TV Asahi on 14 January 2016. It was previously aired as Saturday Night drama from 2013 to 2015. In this drama, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of SMAP, played the lead role, Kaho Minami, Yūta Hiraoka and Natsuna appeared in supporting roles. The first episode received a viewership rating of 17.1%, and its overall average was 12.0%. It was Sei Ashina’s final television role before her death in 2020.