Amazon releases first poster for ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza’ show

Back in 2020, it was announced that a live action film adapting the story of SEGA’s Like a Dragon (Yakuza) franchise was in the works. Since then, the project has been retooled, now set to be an Amazon Prime original TV show. Hot on the heels of Fallout’s success, Amazon have now released the first poster for ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza’

Set to premiere on the 24th of October, Like a Dragon: Yakuza is “a live-action adaptation with an original story based on SEGA’s global hit game franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon.”

Despite being an original story, the show will be based on the first game, with the synopsis reading as follows:

“In 1995 and 2005, spanning across two time-periods, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, an original crime-suspense-action series, follows the life, childhood friends, and repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.”

As mentioned, this project was first announced back in September of 2020, and was set to be adapted into a film instead by 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content – though plans have clearly changed since then.

The 6 episode season will be split into two, with the first half dropping on the 25th of October and the 2nd arriving on the 1st of November. Yakuza (Kiwami) is an excellent game with a great story. Hopefully the shift to a TV show format helps to endear us to the adaptation’s characters even more.

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