The first episode of the TV drama series " Stingers " (Fuji TV, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring actress Aoi Morikawa , was broadcast on July 22nd, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 5.0% for households and 2.8% for individuals.
The drama is an original story about the exploits of the Stingers, a heretical team within the Metropolitan Police Department that takes on the practice of undercover investigations, a system that has yet to be established in Japan. This is Morikawa's first lead role in a Golden Prime drama. She plays Nikaido Tamiko, the leader of the Stingers who has returned from the United States.
The drama will star Kanata Hongo, Sara Shida, Haruhi Iuchi, Tetta Sugimoto, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Ryusei Fujii from "WEST.".
In the first episode, the highly capable but easily out-of-control detective Inui Shingo (played by Fujii) is transferred from the First Investigative Division to become a member of the Undercover Investigation Verification Unit (commonly known as the Stingers). The first case that the Stingers are in charge of is the crackdown on an anonymous, mobile crime group known as "Tokuryu", for which Inui was only able to catch the perpetrators.
