Women Document Detectives Season 3: Production, Cast, and Broadcast Details

Women Document Detectives Season 3, known in Japanese as Mikaiketsu no Onna: Keishichou Bunsho Sousakan Season 3, is a Japanese television drama series broadcast on TV Asahi. The series premiered on April 16, 2026, occupying the network's Thursday 21:00 to 21:54 time slot.

Women Document Detectives Season 3 promotional graphic — Women Document Detectives Season 3

Broadcast Information and Scheduling

The series took over TV Asahi's Thursday 21:00 time slot following the broadcast of Okome no Onna. Following the conclusion of its run, the time slot was scheduled to be taken over by Daikuukou: Gate 24 on July 23, 2026.

Production and Credits

The drama is based on novels written by Kazushi Asami, with scripts developed by Mika Omori. Directing duties for the season are shared among Naomi Tamura, Naomi Kinoshita, and Jota Tsunehiro.

Cast and Characters

The third season features an ensemble cast returning and expanding upon the investigative unit dynamic established in previous iterations of the franchise.

Kyoka Suzuki portraying Risa Narumi — Kyoka Suzuki as Risa Narumi

Yuina Kuroshima portraying Hinako Mutsu — Yuina Kuroshima as Hinako Mutsu

Ryubi Miyase portraying Masaya Natsume — Ryubi Miyase as Masaya Natsume

Takaya Yamauchi portraying Ichiro Kuwabe — Takaya Yamauchi as Ichiro Kuwabe

Rena Takeda portraying Mio Osakabe — Rena Takeda as Mio Osakabe

Naoya Kusakawa portraying Masaya Imazu — Naoya Kusakawa as Masaya Imazu

Shota Inoue portraying Eita Kasukabe — Shota Inoue as Eita Kasukabe

Ryo portraying Atsuko Iwashita — Ryo as Atsuko Iwashita

Takashi Naito portraying Junichi Oiwa — Takashi Naito as Junichi Oiwa

Sarutoki Minagawa portraying Toshio Munakata — Sarutoki Minagawa as Toshio Munakata

Kenichi Endo portraying Shinji Kusaka — Kenichi Endo as Shinji Kusaka

Ikki Sawamura portraying Kiyonari Koga — Ikki Sawamura as Kiyonari Koga

Actor	Character
Kyoka Suzuki	Risa Narumi
Yuina Kuroshima	Hinako Mutsu
Ryubi Miyase	Masaya Natsume
Takaya Yamauchi	Ichiro Kuwabe
Rena Takeda	Mio Osakabe
Naoya Kusakawa	Masaya Imazu
Shota Inoue	Eita Kasukabe
Ryo	Atsuko Iwashita
Takashi Naito	Junichi Oiwa
Sarutoki Minagawa	Toshio Munakata
Kenichi Endo	Shinji Kusaka
Ikki Sawamura	Kiyonari Koga

Franchise History

Women Document Detectives Season 3 follows previous installments in the TV Asahi television franchise, which includes:

Women Document Detectives (2018)
Women Document Detectives: Scarlet's Signal (2019)
Women Document Detectives Season 2 (2020)
Women Document Detectives Season 3 (2026)