Dearest Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. Episode 1

Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.

2. Episode 2

Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.

3. Episode 3

Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.

4. Episode 4

Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.

5. Episode 5

Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.

6. Episode 6

Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.

7. Episode 7

While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.

8. Episode 8

The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.

9. Episode 9

The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.

10. Episode 10 Finale

Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.