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SCAMS(TV show/series, 2019)

Original title: "スカム" (Japanese/JA)
24min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 9 episodes

SCAMSRating: 2.8/5 (with 3 votes)
Scams is a 2019 Japanese-language TV series starring Yosuke Sugino and Tomoya Maeno. ()
Poster of SCAMS

Where to watch SCAMS (streaming/download)?

"SCAMS" is currently available on 1 providers. SCAMS can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Genres: Japanese / Crime TV Shows / TV Shows Based on Books / TV Thrillers / TV Dramas
Keywords: Gritty / Suspenseful
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About SCAMS

Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.

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SCAMS Seasons and Episodes

07/01/2019Season 1 - 9 episodes
#1 | 07/01/2019Episode 1
After losing his corporate job, Makoto is broke and increasingly in debt. With no prospects and nowhere to turn, he takes up a suspicious offer.
#2 | 07/08/2019Episode 2
Makoto begins a hellish training program for new-hires. Unlike the other trainees, he knows this work is illegal, but he’s determined to keep the job.
#3 | 07/15/2019Episode 3
The elderly are hoarding money, and they’re a cancer on Japan. Hearing this, Makoto throws himself into defrauding seniors, but he feels conflicted.
#4 | 07/22/2019Episode 4
Pressured into expanding his operation, Kanbe asks Makoto to lead the team. Despite the impossibly high monthly quota, Makoto relishes his new role.
#5 | 07/29/2019Episode 5
After a dangerous encounter with Yamada, Makoto realizes he's in too deep to quit. His increasingly suspicious mother confronts him.
#6 | 08/05/2019Episode 6
Harassed by the elderly in her job as a home care worker, a fed up Sachiko decides to support Makoto in his misdeeds and provides him with client data.
#7 | 08/12/2019Episode 7
Makoto fears a teammate may be connected to the burglaries targeting Sachiko's client list. He decides to call it quits once he meets his quota.
#8 | 08/19/2019Episode 8
After finding out that Seimiya was involved in the burglaries, Dokugawa accuses Makoto of also being an accomplice.
#9 | 08/26/2019Episode 9
As the operation crumbles, the team works to destroy all their evidence. The police are closing in, but Makoto tries to act like everything's fine.

Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/01/2019
Last episode released on: 08/26/2019
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sukamu"
"Scum"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:35011, Added: 10/25/2019, Last updated: 04/16/2024