{"id":50076,"date":"2024-04-23T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2028283"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:02:15","slug":"will-there-be-a-shogun-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/will-there-be-a-shogun-season-2-latest-news-and-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be a Sh\u014dgun season 2? Latest news and speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s safe to say the series has gripped a loyal legion of viewers, but will there be more? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sh\u014dgun.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since it premiered on Disney Plus<\/a> in February, Sh\u014dgun<\/a> has quickly become one of the standout and most talked-about shows of the year so far.<\/p>\n

The 10-part<\/a> drama has now reached its dramatic conclusion after weeks of tension, new characters and power plots.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve followed along as English navigator John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) initially washed up on the shores of Japan, only to find the country at the brink of a century-defining civil war.<\/p>\n

Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) has been fighting for complete power throughout the series, with Blackthorne and Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai) also hiding their secret bond.<\/p>\n

Based on\u00a0the classic\u00a01975 novel by James Clavell<\/a>, which forms part of the well-known Asian Saga book series<\/a>, fans are understandably wondering whether or not season 2 could be on the cards.<\/p>\n

So, is Sh\u014dgun season 2 a possibility? Read on to find out everything we know so far.<\/p>\n

Will there be a Sh\u014dgun season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne in Sh\u014dgun.<\/span><\/figcaption> Katie Yu\/FX<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As of now, FX have not renewed Sh\u014dgun for a second season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, we\u2019re sure that due to the critical acclaim and positive response to the series so far, it\u2019s almost expected that Sh\u014dgun season 2 or some iteration of an additional instalment from Clavell\u2019s Asian Saga series will be announced.<\/p>\n

Co-showrunners Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks have also spoken about the likelihood of their series getting another instalment, telling The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that they think the show brings the original novel to a complete end \u2013 with no current plans for season 2.<\/p>\n

Marks said: \u201cWe took the story to the end of the book and put a period at the end of that sentence. We love how the book ends; it was one of the reasons why we both knew we wanted to do it \u2014 and we ended in exactly that place.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019ve been party to this in the past with shows like this, where you build a whole factory, and it only pumps out 10 cars and closes up shop. It\u2019s a bummer.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, one of our producers wrote a nearly 900-page instruction manual for how we do this show \u2014 almost as long as the book Sh\u014dgun itself. All of this infrastructural knowledge went into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pushed as to whether that is a definitive \u2018no\u2019 on a season 2, Marks said: \u201cOh, that\u2019s just our bodies talking. Like, do you want to have another kid right now?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, we also made this show so long ago, because of the long tail of post-production on it. It\u2019s not like a normal TV series, where if we were in a situation like this, promoting it, we wouldn\u2019t just be in the writers\u2019 room already, we\u2019d be on set shooting season 2 by now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marks also told Town & Country<\/a> that he doesn\u2019t know about a season 2, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna take some some recovery to think about what will be next. But honestly, it\u2019s hard because you don\u2019t have a master storyteller to set the map for you. So that would be a tough one.\u201d<\/p>\n

When could a potential Sh\u014dgun season 2 release?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If Sh\u014dgun season 2 were to get the green light, fans will certainly have to practice a fair bit of patience \u2013 as the first season took quite a while to produce.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Town & Country, co-showrunner Marks admitted that they \u201cspent five years on this and it [felt] like 30 in terms of just that level of detail that you have to put in every single day\u201d.<\/p>\n

Initially intended to be filmed in Japan, the series was actually shot in Canada due to the pandemic. Now, with those restrictions not in place, could the series move to being shot in Japan?<\/p>\n

Possibly, but as Marks has previously said, if season 2 were to go ahead, the season would\u2019ve been in its pre-production phases by now to cut down on any major time gaps.<\/p>\n

Who could return for a potential Sh\u014dgun season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga in Sh\u014dgun.<\/span><\/figcaption> Katie Yu\/FX<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As for who could possibly return in season 2 of Sh\u014dgun, there has been a fair share of deaths and bloody battles. But really, episode 9 delivered quite the plot twist with the death of Mariko, meaning that Anna Sawai would definitely not be back for a second season.<\/p>\n

Lest we also forget that Lord Toranaga\u2019s son Nagakado (Yuki Kura) also died earlier in the series while fighting his uncle Saeki. Similarly, \u00a0in episode 8, we also bid farewell to general Toda Hiromatsu (Tokuma Nishioka).<\/p>\n

The cast we\u2019d expect to make a return for season 2 include:<\/p>\n

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  • Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Hirokatsu<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yuka Kouri as Kiku<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba no Kata<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Ako as Daiyoin Lady Iyo<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Toshi Toda as Sugiyama<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Hiro Kanagawa as Igurashi<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Junichi Tajiri as Uejiro<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • N\u00e9stor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Nobuya Shimamoto as Nebara Jozen<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yoriko D\u014dguchi as Kiri No Kata<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yuki Kedoin as Takemaru<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Mako Fujimoto as Shizu No Kata<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Haruno Niiyama as Natsu No Kata<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama ukon Sadanaga<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Takeshi Kurokawa as Ohno Harunobu<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yuko Miyamoto as Gin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    What could a potential Sh\u014dgun season 2 be about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    As for whether or not the second series will directly follow on from the events of Sh\u014dgun season 1, it remains to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

    We do know that the series is the third in Clavell\u2019s book series, and is regularly read as the first, meaning there are five other novels that could be adapted as source material for more seasons.<\/p>\n

    The second novel that follows on from Sh\u014dgun is Tai-Pan, which was published in 1966 and is regularly seen as Clavell\u2019s \u201ctour-de-force\u201d.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s already been adapted as a TV miniseries in 1980, and follows European and American traders who move into Hong Kong following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

    There are plenty of relationship dynamics, families and characters to get acquainted with in Tai-Pan, but whether or not the series will take that turn remains a mystery for now.<\/p>\n

    If Sh\u014dgun was to carry on directly from the ending of season 1, it would mean more of a creative licence from the team behind the series, as the show brings the book\u2019s ending to life in quite a final way.<\/p>\n