1 of 3 | Hiroyuki Sanada will be back at work on “Shogun” Season 2 this January. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Production on Season 2 of the Japanese epic Shogun is to begin in Vancouver this January.
The Emmy-winning show airs on FX. It streams on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally.
Returning cast members include Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri.
Among the new cast members are Asami Kizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki and Jun Kunimura.
“In the first season, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him. When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war,” a synopsis said.
“Part 2 of Shōgun is set 10 years after the events of the first season and continues the historically-inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.”
Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada attend ‘Shogun’ premiere in LA
Cast member Anna Sawai attends the premiere of Hulu mini-series “Shogun” at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles on February 13, 2024. Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
