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Pending Train

Pending Train

20237.01 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can they survive in this wilderness?

Created by Arisa Kaneko
Written by Arisa Kaneko
NetworksTBS

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Top Cast

Yuki Yamada

Yuki Yamada

Naoya Kayashima

Eiji Akaso

Eiji Akaso

Yuto Shirahama

Moka Kamishiraishi

Moka Kamishiraishi

Sae Hatano

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Shodai Kato

Kotone Furukawa

Kotone Furukawa

Rena Watabe

Joichiro Fujiwara

Joichiro Fujiwara

Daichi Yonezawa

Wataru Hyuga

Wataru Hyuga

Kazuma Eguchi

Rin Kataoka

Rin Kataoka

Koharu Sato

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Yaichi Tanaka

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Kayoko Terasaki

Themes & Keywords

futurefriendshipsurvivaltrainscience fictionthriller

About Pending Train

Pending Train is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of future, friendship, survival, train, science fiction, thriller. Created by Arisa Kaneko, it stars Yuki Yamada, Eiji Akaso, Moka Kamishiraishi. Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can they survive in this wilderness?

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