Crow's Blood

Crow's Blood (stylized as CROW'S BLOOD)[1] is a Japanese horror streaming television drama[2] miniseries[8] with an original story concept written by Yasushi Akimoto and executive produced by Darren Lynn Bousman.[3]

It stars Mayu Watanabe (at the time a member of AKB48), Sakura Miyawaki (at the time a member of HKT48), Takahiro Miura and Tetsuya Bessho,[3] along with many other then-members of AKB48 Group in supporting roles,[1] and the series was directed by Ryo Nishimura and written by Clint Sears [4] and additional screenplay cooperation by Satoshi Oshio. [5] Episodes also feature cameo appearances by performers including Lily Franky and Shota Sometani.[10][11][12] It was marketed in Japan with the slogan "Yasushi Akimoto × Hollywood × AKB48", reflecting the collaboration between Akimoto (noted as both a writer of horror[13] and founder of AKB48 Group), lead staff drawn from the United States of American film and television industry, and members of AKB48 Group.[1]

The first episode premiered on Nippon TV on July 23, 2016, while all six[8] episodes were released for streaming on Hulu in Japan the same day.[1][14][15][16]

In December 2016, Miramax acquired the worldwide sales rights for the series, excluding Japan.[17][18] The series made its English-language debut in the United States on El Rey Network, which aired all six episodes on October 28, 2017.[19][20]

In the United Kingdom, the series has been licensed by Channel Four Television Corporation. The first episode was broadcast on Film4 on Wednesday 31 October 2018 and all six episodes were released for advertising-supported streaming on All 4 the same day. Unlike in the United States, in both instances the episodes have only been made available in Japanese with English subtitles.