Huge hit TV drama confirms details for season two as characters fates are revealed
A HIT TV drama has confirmed details for its second season - as characters' fates are revealed.
Season one launched in February 2024 - with fans eagerly awaiting the next instalment.
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Historical drama series Shogun stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis.
Ahead of season 2, FX has released details about what's ahead for viewers.
Hiroyuki and Cosmo, who portray Lord Yoshii Toranaga and John Blackthorne respectively, will both reprise their roles.
As of writing, the duo are the only actors confirmed to be returning in the second season.
According to FX, the story will pick up "10 years after the events of the first season and continue the historically-inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.'
Season two of the acclaimed series will begin production in Vancouver from January 2026.
Based on James Clavell's 1975 novel, Shogun was initially intended as a miniseries.
The second season's plot will be moving beyond the novel, which served as the inspiration for season one.
It comes following FX previously announcing it was to develop two further instalments.
The story takes place in feudal Japan, with predominantly Japanese cast members and dialogue.
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Shogun became the first Japanese-language series to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
Meanwhile, Hiroyuki Sanada won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Within the first week of Shogun being streamable on Hulu, Disney+, and Star+, the action-packed series obtained 9 million streams worldwide, according to Collider.
Viewers were disappointed when initial plans seemed to suggest Shogun would only have one season.
Showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo told The Hollywood Reporter that their 10-episode first season would cover the entirety of the novel.
Justin and Rachel said at the time: "We 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 — and we ended in exactly that place."
This iteration follows a previous 1980s miniseries adaptation which aired five episodes on NBC.
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