Shogun Season 2 News, Rumours & Potential Release Date

If you loved the vibe of Shogun, we have good news for you. Surprisingly, FX has announced plans to create two more seasons of the 17th-century set hit.

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Before the series debuted on Hulu, everyone wondered if the story would be completed in one season. FX described the show as a limited series, and within 10 episodes, the entire James Clavell’s novel had been adapted, so another season seemed unlikely.

Shogun’s excellent viewership and favourable reviews apparently caused FX to reconsider its plans. Therefore, seasons 2 and 3 of the tale of power struggles in the Edo period of Japan will appear on Hulu. Here’s everything we know about the next instalments of the series.

When could Shogun season 2 be released?

FX hasn’t announced a release date for the next two seasons. The second instalment of Shogun is in the early stages of development – work on the scripts will begin this summer.

Thus, we estimate that new episodes can appear in late 2025 at the earliest.

What could the plot of Shogun season 2 involve?

According to early information, the second season will pick up shortly after the first season ends.

Here’s FX’s press release:

FX, Hulu and the Estate of James Clavell are working to extend the critically acclaimed global hit drama Shōgun, moving forward to develop the saga with two additional seasons of the drama series. The show’s key creative partners including co-creators, executive producers and writers Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, executive producer Michaela Clavell, and series star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada, are on board for the development. Production timing has not been locked in, but a writers’ room is being assembled and will begin this summer.

James Clavell’s novel is loosely based on the real-life rise to power of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1600s, aided by his shipwrecked advisor William Adams, who was the first Englishman to reach Japan.

Clavell, writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran, spent three years researching the novel. Although Shogun is romanticised, it’s agreed that Clavell portrayed the realities of 17th-century feudal Japan well.

The further history of William Adams and Tokugawa Ieyasu was quite colourful. Adams joined the Tokugawa in the famous Battle of Sekigahara. He built ships based on the European model, helped to establish trade relations with the Netherlands and England, and travelled to Southeast Asia. He was rewarded with the title of Samurai for his services, and never returned to England.

After his victory at Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu destroyed hostile clans and began to strengthen his Shogunate. In subsequent years, he fell into conflict with the deposed heir of the late Taiko, who, for some samurai, was the rightful ruler of Japan. The young heir started a rebellion against Tokugawa, who, in retaliation, besieged Osaka Castle.

The FX series is a faithful adaptation of Clavell’s book, inspired by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu’s rise to power. The writer presented the historical events only up to a certain point, the war and the final clash with the regent’s forces appeared only in a brief flash-forward.

If FX wants to create two more seasons of the series, their storylines will have to be developed by the screenwriters themselves.

Who may return in Shogun season 2?

Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga, the mighty lord
Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne, English maritime pilot
Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari, one of the five Regents, Toranaga’s main foe
Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, Toranaga’s half-brother
Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba no Kata, the consort of the late Taiko
Shinnosuke Abe as Toda “Buntaro” Hirokatsu, Mariko’s husband
Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi, Yabushige’s nephew
Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji, widow and Blackthorne’s consort
Yasunari Takeshima as Tonomoto Akinao, a loyal samurai serving Toranaga
Sen Mars as Nakamura Yaechiyo, heir of the Taiko
Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri no Kata, Toranaga’s wife
Mako Fujimoto as Shizu no Kata, Toranaga’s consort
Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito, a Portuguese priest
Paulino Nunes as Father Visitor Carlo Dell’Acqua