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ALIUS
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How ALIUS actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
ALIUS reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Serialized.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
A ruthless detective investigating a series of bizarre murders uncovers a mysterious entity known as “ALIUS,” forcing him to question reality as he races toward a shocking truth.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masatoshi IguchiProducer
- 安藤有希子Producer
- 稲熊洋介Producer
- 鳴海波奈子Producer
- Nakazawa KentaProducer
Direction
- 山本大奨Director
Music
- Takashi TsuzukiOriginal Music Composer
- Seitaro TsuzukiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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