Based on novel "Tetsu no Hone" by Jun Ikeido (first published October 8, 2009 by Kodansha). Novel won the "Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers" and nominated for Naoki Prize.
"Bones of Steel" takes over WOWOW's Saturday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Pareto's Miscalculation: Caseworker Murder Case" and followed by "Oedo Great Journey" on June 6, 2020.
Director Kosuke Suzuki & screenwriter Youichi Maekawa previously worked together on Jun Ikeido original novel turned into WOWOW drama series "The Flying Tire."