The first episode of the drama series "Fake Mummy" (TBS, Fridays at 10pm), starring actors Haru and Rina Kawaei, was broadcast on October 10th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 6.2% for households and 3.4% for individuals.
This work is a TV drama adaptation of "Fake Mommy" by Sonomura Mitsuru, the winner of the first grand prize in the "TBS NEXT WRITERS CHALLENGE," a competition to discover and nurture screenwriters. The story is about a former career woman who is looking for a new job, played by Haru, who pretends to be the mother of a former delinquent company president who is now a single mother, played by Kawaei.
In the first episode, Hanamura Kaoru (Haru) is struggling to find a new job despite having graduated from Tokyo University and previously worked for a major trading company. One day, Kaoru is approached by Hidaka Makie (Kawaei), the president of RAINBOWLAB, who she had previously rejected, asking if she would like to work as a tutor for her daughter. Makie, who exudes an aura of former delinquency, offers Kaoru a large salary in order to help her undisclosed six-year-old daughter, Iroha (Aoi Ikemura), take the entrance exam.
Kaoru, who has been hired as Iroha's tutor, notices an important fact when he sees Iroha drawing graffiti on the wall of the house...
