Playing Sister(2026)

The girl at home with you… isn’t your sister

Playing Sister is a sci-fi thriller series set in a remote mountain village in the distant future, where technology has left rural communities behind. Akane Higure, a middle school student, eagerly awaits her older sister Sui's discharge from the hospital after a year away. But when Sui finally returns home, Akane receives a chilling phone call: the girl living with her isn't actually her sister. As Akane grapples with this impossible revelation, the village's old folklore about "Doubles"—creatures that replace people—suddenly feels terrifyingly real. The series explores themes of identity, trust, and the uncanny as Akane must uncover the truth about what happened to her sister and what now walks in her place.