Tokyo Vice

The project began development in 2013 as a movie starring Daniel Radcliffe in the role of Jake Adelstein. It ultimately did not go forward and returned almost a decade later as a television series.

In addition to learning to speak the language fluently, Ansel Elgort fell in love with Japanese culture during his stay in the country to film the series. So much so that he ended up spending more time there and even prepared a Japanese calligraphy exhibition in an art gallery in the capital.

Actress Odessa Young was set to play Samantha in the series. However, due to the pandemic, filming was delayed, and she had to decline the role due to scheduling conflicts. Rachel Keller replaced her.