A second season of Shogun already feels like a huge risk. For all its critical acclaim, it was originally a limited series, so the idea of the story continuing without many of the cast members that made its first season so potent is bittersweet. There’s also the matter of its source material: James Clavell’s 1975 novel was adapted in full in Season 1.
Executive producer and star Hiroyuki Sanada is teaming with co-creators and showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, as well as Clavell’s estate, to extend Shogun for not just one additional season, but two. Their story will have to go far beyond the novel, and according to a new update, Shogun Season 2 will take a big swing to try pulling it all off.
