NHK announced on January 21 that the title of the TV series for the first half of the fiscal year 2027, which will be broadcast in the spring of the next year, has been decided as “Mawaru Swan”. The heroine will be Nozomi Morita (29) and the script will be written by Bakarhythm (49). Photo] Gorgeous…! At a press conference held at NHK on the same day, Bakarhythm said, “This drama is set in a police station, but it is not a detective department, which is often the subject of dramas, but a life safety department. According to what I’ve heard, the Life Safety Division has rarely been the subject of dramas. The reason, I asked, is that it is the only department in the police department that prevents incidents from happening, so it is difficult for such incidents to become the subject of dramas. It is an accomplishment not to happen. That’s why it has never been dramatized. I was attracted by this and decided to write a drama set in the Life Safety Division,” he explained. I haven’t started writing it yet, so I don’t know how it will turn out, but for now, I will do my best to meet the deadline. Morita said, “Kon…oha…hello, everyone. My name is Nozomi Morita. I will be playing the main character in a TV drama series.” The audience laughed as she greeted the audience, her nervousness evident. I am honored to be entrusted with the baton in the great history of morning dramas. I have always had an image of morning dramas as being positive and filled with hope for life, or as being about getting fired up to do your best, but I think this story will be a morning drama that really blends in with everyday life. I hope this story will be the kind of morning drama that is a natural part of the routine of waking up, brushing one’s teeth, watching the morning drama, and getting dressed, but also an indispensable part of the routine. I will do my best,” he said with determination. The role of the heroine, Nozomi Morita: Originally, Nozomi wanted to become a civil servant in her hometown, but when she was a university student, she happened to see a cop drama rerun and thought, “I want to arrest criminals myself,” so she decided to become a police officer. Currently, he is a sergeant in the Community Safety Division of the Sawa Police Station of the Nagano Prefectural Police Department. She performs her duties with common sense and ethics, and on her days off she goes out for lunch and shopping with her local friends, occasionally complaining to them and releasing stress. ■ Story The protagonist, born and raised in Sawa City, Nagano Prefecture, graduated from the police academy, gained experience at a police box, and now works as a police officer in the Community Safety Division of the Sawa Police Department of the Nagano Prefectural Police in her hometown. The mission of the Community Safety Division is to prevent incidents from occurring by providing consultation services to citizens. The cases they handle include a wide range of issues such as unscrupulous business practices, illegal dumping, missing persons, juvenile delinquency, domestic violence and stalking, licenses and permits for adult entertainment businesses, and crime prevention awareness activities. He became a police officer because he longed to be a detective, but he has never arrested a criminal and has only been arrested for playing the role of a criminal at crime prevention events. Although he feels dissatisfied with his humble job, which is not covered by newspapers or television, he works diligently with his unique superiors, seniors, and juniors in the Sawa Police Department’s Community Safety Division. On her days off, she spends time with her high school classmates at cafes, on trips, and at takoyaki parties at home, just like any other female office worker. These are important times for her to relieve stress. However, when she sits in the passenger seat of her friend’s car, she sometimes gets out of the habit of being in a police car and ends up checking the safety or almost guiding the driver to back up. As he went through these days, he continued to gain experience as a police officer in the Community Safety Division even after changing police stations due to transfers, and eventually became a trusted presence in the community. The protagonist, who has become the chief of the Community Safety Section of the Sawa Police Department after many years, thinks as he gazes at the Shiratori floating on Lake Sawa: “Nothing happened today, either, did it?
