Netflix has inked an exclusive five-year production and distribution partnership for new series and films with "Tokyo Swindlers’" director, Hitoshi One.

"Tokyo Swindlers" premieres in July this year, ranking in Netflix Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) charts for five consecutive weeks and holding the #1 spot in the Top 10 TV shows in Japan for six consecutive weeks.

One was also behind premium drama "Elpis: Hope or Disaster" (2022), theatrical film, "Love Strikes!" (2011), "Bakuman" (2015), and "New Dimension! Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~" (2023).

Netflix’s content VP, Kaata Sakamoto, described "Tokyo Swindlers" as “a thrilling story with quirky characters full of humanity. The series has become one of the most-watched shows in Japan on Netflix”.