Beyond Goodbye


Beyond Goodbye is a Netflix original Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi. All eight episodes were released on Netflix on November 14, 2024. This is the first television series written by screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada and his second collaboration with Sakaguchi after the film The Last 10 Years in 2022.

Synopsis

Saeko Sugawara works at a coffee manufacturing company in Hokkaido. Through coffee, she was able to meet her boyfriend Yusuke, who co-owned a coffee shop with his best friend. Her love story tragically ended when Yuusuke died in a traffic accident while protecting Saeko. This is a story that begins from a "goodbye" as Saeko lives her life coping about the loss of Yuusuke when she encounters Kazumasa, who sometimes acts eerily similar to Yuusuke. Unknowingly to her, Kazumasa was the one who received Yuusuke's heart transplant.

Cast

The series mainly takes place in Otaru, Hokkaido. This is the first television series written by screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada and his second collaboration with actor Kentaro Sakaguchi after the 2022 film The Last 10 Years.

Episodes