99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer is a crime series.

What it’s about. Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads the world, attesting to a “highly reliable” judicial system. In other words, once a crime suspect is indicted, prosecutor arguments tend to be accepted hook, line and sinker. In the face of those 99.9% odds, there’s no money in being a defense lawyer specializing in criminal cases, but for Miyama, that’s where the interest and kernels of truth lie. From unexpected places, the mold-breaking Miyama stakes his reputation on a prayer of a chance as he clashes with hotshot lawyers who’ll go to any lengths to win in this gloriously fun, legal mystery.

Who’s in it. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer stars Jun Matsumoto as Hiroto Miyama, Teruyuki Kagawa as Atsuhiro Sada, Nana Eikura as Ayano Tachibana and Fumino Kimura as Maiko Ozaki, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Rakuten Viki and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 99.9 Criminal Lawyer page.

If you liked it. Fans of 99.9 Criminal Lawyer tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Lucifer and Riverdale.