Japanese Comedy Drama Series “He’s Expecting” to stream on Netflix India and worldwide from 21st April 2022. This eight episode series is a Netflix Original loosely based on the manga “Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin” by Eri Sakai.
“He’s Expecting” follows the story of “Kentaro Hiyama, a rich executive who suddenly finds out one day that he is pregnant. Set in an imaginary world, Kentaro has to now face the world and confront the social stigmas he never ever encountered before.
While the premise sounds interesting, It is yet to see how the writers would pay justice to a theme as sensitive as this. The chances for the show to either go problematic or well executed and badly received are equal-equal. The manga on which the show is based on has quite a very sensitive approach whatsoever.
The show is written by a team of writers comprising Yoshitatsu Yamada, Yukiko Sode and Chihiro Amano. The show is directed by Yuko Hakoda and co-directed by Takeo Kikuchi. Takumi Saitoh and “Swing Girls” (2005) fame Juri Ueno are the main leads.
Watch the trailer :