''Switched'' is a 2018 Japanese-language

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series starring Miu Tomita, Kaya Kiyohara, Daiki Shigeoka,

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. It was ordered direct-to-series, and the first full season premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.

Premise

The plot in ''Switched'' revolves around how depressed high-school student Zenko Umine (Miu Tomita) commits suicide, with fellow student Ayumi (Kaya Kiyohara) seeing her fall from the school roof top to her death and then passes out herself. When Ayumi wakes up, she finds herself in Umine's body, while Umine is in Ayumi's body. The story follows the twists and turns of the character Umine and the reasons why she committed suicide, while social anxiety and depression are underlying themes throughout the series.

Cast

* Kaya Kiyohara as Ayumi Kohinata / Zenko Umine * Miu Tomita as Zenko Umine / Ayumi Kohinata * Daiki Shigeoka as Kaga Shunpei *

as Koshiro Mizumoto *

as Ukon * Reika Kirishima as Ayumi's mother * Shinji Rokkaku as Ayumi's father * Suzuki Miu as Inaki Ritsu (Ayumi's friend) * Hisada Riko as Tsuchiya Maria (Ayumi's friend) * Nakajima Shoko as Zenko's mother * Miyazaki Ayumu as young Zenko * Nishizawa Aina as young Ayumi

Episodes

Release

The full first season of ''Switched'' consisting of 6 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on August 1, 2018.

References

External links

* * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, tv/switched Japanese-language Netflix original programming Drama web series Science fiction web series Japanese web series