Last Samurai Standing (2025)

A death game set in early Meiji Japan, and the freshest twist on the formula in years. 292 samurai answer the promise of a life-changing cash prize and gather at a Kyoto temple, only to learn they must travel the Tokaido road to Tokyo, presenting wooden tags at each checkpoint that can only be won by killing other players. Junichi Okada leads as a once-undefeated swordsman playing to save his family, and he also choreographed the action. Six episodes make the first season easy to finish, the sword fights are superb, and Netflix has renewed it for a second season, with no release date yet.