Midnight Diner is a Japanese anthology TV series directed by Joji Matsuoka, based on the manga of the same name by Yarō Abe. The show was produced by MBS for its initial three season run from 2009 to 2014 before being acquired by Netflix Japan in 2016. Netflix would go on to produce and distribute the fourth and fifth seasons of the show (released outside Japan as Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories) with the fourth season premiering on October 21, 2016 and the fifth season on October 31, 2019.