Foreign talento Dante Carver will be appearing in his first drama series this spring. He has been cast in NHK's adaptation of the Eto Mori novel "Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet," which focuses on the refugee aid organization UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).

The show stars Kazue Fukiishi as a woman working on refugee issues while also dealing with her American boss and ex-husband, played by Chris Peppler. Carver plays one of Fukiishi's co-workers.

Carver has recently been developing a career as an actor, appearing in a couple movies and a drama special. According to Carver, he originally moved to Japan in pursuit of an acting career, which he hopes to someday take to Hollywood.

Filming for the miniseries starts at the end of this month. NHK plans to broadcast the show in its Saturday 9:00pm time slot, beginning on May 30.