99.9 Criminal Lawyer

99.9 Criminal Lawyer has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix and Rakuten Viki. The 2-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 12 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Jun Matsumoto sets the tone, and the ensemble matches it scene for scene. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer is worth clearing space for. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. 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. Jun Matsumoto and Teruyuki Kagawa lead a cast that gives the tension real weight. Across 2 seasons (2016–2018), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For anyone who wants their crime drama to earn its twists, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer delivers. Elsbeth is the obvious comparison, but 99.9 Criminal Lawyer earns its own place alongside it. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Jun Matsumoto's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

99.9 Criminal Lawyer wrapped up in 2018 — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.