Kamen Rider Drive (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Kamen Rider Drive is an action & adventure, kids, sci-fi & fantasy and drama series.

What it’s about. Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division, a group that looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the "Heavy Acceleration" events that leave people unable to move that the public have termed the "Slowdown." When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who wish to take over the world by eliminating humanity.

Who’s in it. Kamen Rider Drive stars Ryoma Takeuchi as Shinnosuke Tomari / Kamen Rider Drive, Rio Uchida as Kiriko Shijima, Taiko Katono as Chase / Kamen Rider Chaser / Mashin Chaser and Yu Inaba as Go Shijima / Kamen Rider Mach, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.8/10, Kamen Rider Drive sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kamen Rider Drive page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kamen Rider Drive tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.