At a glance
- Source status
- Official announcement
- Date
- Friday, December 11, 2026, 21:00 JST
- Broadcast
- Kinyou Roadshow (Nippon TV)
- Streaming
- Recap compilations from October 31, November 14 and November 28
- Regions
- Japan
A special edition of The Apothecary Diaries made only for Kinyou Roadshow, Nippon TV's Friday night film slot, airs on Friday, December 11, 2026 at 21:00 JST, the official website announced. That is the opening day of the film The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady’s Treasure.
The special edition is newly edited, centring on the second cour of Season 2, and adds about four minutes of new footage that leads into the final scene of Season 2.
Recap compilations before the film
Ahead of the film and the broadcast, compilations that condense each cour of the series into one will stream on streaming platforms, from 00:00 JST on each date:
- Saturday, October 31: Season 1, first cour
- Saturday, November 14: Season 1, second cour
- Saturday, November 28: Season 2, first cour
The announcement does not list which services carry them.
How to watch
Kinyou Roadshow is a terrestrial TV broadcast in Japan, so anyone in Japan with a TV can watch it. Check the Kinyou Roadshow official website (Japanese) for the programme listing. Watching from outside Japan? See our guide: Can You Watch or Listen From Outside Japan? ABEMA, TVer, radiko and Other Japanese Services Checked.
Season 3 is airing now. The film, with a theme song by Kenshi Yonezu, opens in cinemas in Japan on December 11; its dates and news are on its Where to Watch page.
Announced by the official The Apothecary Diaries website
Official source: kusuriyanohitorigoto.jp (news/3169)
How this was checked: written from the official announcement linked above and checked against it by a human editor before publication on October 23, 2026. Editorial policy