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National Post
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
FX and Disney announce Shōgun set to shoot second season in B.C.
Article content B.C. will be standing-in for feudal Japan again as FX and Disney just announced that the hit TV series Shōgun will begin production of Season 2 here in January 2026. Article content The return of the series, which won a record 18 Emmy Awards for its first season, is welcome news to the local industry as global TV/film production levels have dropped dramatically. Some estimates have production down by 20 per cent since 2022. Article content According to the Ministry of Tourism, the B.C. TV and film industry contributed $2 billion to the provincial GDP in 2023 and employs around 26,000 full-time workers. Those numbers are down substantially from 2022, when the B.C. TV/film industry employed close to 50,000 full-time workers and contributed $4.4 billion to the B.C. economy. Article content The first season of Shōgun, which was shot mostly in the Port Moody, Coquitlam, Belcarra and Ucluelet areas, had a production budget of US$250 million, translating to US$25 million per episode. Article content Article content Article content According to the FX and Disney statement, the series creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks 'recently wrapped a writers' room devoted to creating a wholly original new chapter to the first season.' Article content The second season of Shōgun is set 10 years after the events of the first season and will continue the historically-inspired saga of two men from different worlds whose 'fates are inextricably entwined.' Article content Article content It has been confirmed that Hiroyuki Sanada, who won the Emmy for best lead actor in a drama last year, will return as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis is also set to return as English sailor John Blackthorne. No other casting has been announced for the series that is adapted from the James Clavell novel of the same name. Article content Shōgun was FX's first series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Sanada became the first Japanese actor to win the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Anna Sawai was the first actress of Asian descent to win Lead Actress in the same category. Article content Hollywood North locals makeup artists/designers Emily Walsh and Suzie Klimack, also picked up hardware for their work on season 1 at the Creative Emmy Awards. Article content
Vancouver Sun
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
FX and Disney announce Shōgun set to shoot second season in B.C.
Article content B.C. will be standing-in for feudal Japan again as FX and Disney just announced that the hit TV series Shōgun will begin production of Season 2 here in January 2026. Article content Article content The return of the series, which won a record 18 Emmy Awards for its first season, is welcome news to the local industry as global TV/film production levels have dropped dramatically. Some estimates have production down by 20 per cent since 2022. Article content According to the Ministry of Tourism, the B.C. TV and film industry contributed $2 billion to the provincial GDP in 2023 and employs around 26,000 full-time workers. Those numbers are down substantially from 2022, when the B.C. TV/film industry employed close to 50,000 full-time workers and contributed $4.4 billion to the B.C. economy. Article content The first season of Shōgun, which was shot mostly in the Port Moody, Coquitlam, Belcarra and Ucluelet areas, had a production budget of US$250 million, translating to US$25 million per episode. Article content Article content Article content According to the FX and Disney statement, the series creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks 'recently wrapped a writers' room devoted to creating a wholly original new chapter to the first season.' Article content The second season of Shōgun is set 10 years after the events of the first season and will continue the historically-inspired saga of two men from different worlds whose 'fates are inextricably entwined.' Article content Article content It has been confirmed that Hiroyuki Sanada, who won the Emmy for best lead actor in a drama last year, will return as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis is also set to return as English sailor John Blackthorne. No other casting has been announced for the series that is adapted from the James Clavell novel of the same name. Article content Article content Shōgun was FX's first series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Sanada became the first Japanese actor to win the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Anna Sawai was the first actress of Asian descent to win Lead Actress in the same category. Article content Article content
