The impeccable Shōgun, winner of a whopping 18 Emmy Awards and 4 Golden Globes, is making its approach again for a second season — and the plans are underway. Cosmo Jarvis, who stars within the collection as pilot John Blackthorn, has formally signed on to return to the position for Season 2, in addition to to affix the workforce as a co-executive producer, in response to an official press release from FX.
Additionally, lead Hiroyuki Sanada — who signed on for Season 2 final May after the present was renewed regardless of initially being a restricted collection — was upped to an government producer after producing the unique run. The present is formally set to start manufacturing on Season 2 and return to Vancouver, the place the unique collection was shot, in January 2026.
FX mentioned the second season of the present is “a completely authentic new chapter to the primary season,” which was an adaptation of James Clavell’s novel of the identical identify. About the 2 seasons and the way they join, the community defined:
“In the primary season, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies within the Council of Regents united in opposition to him. When a mysterious European ship was discovered marooned in a close-by village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shared very important strategic secrets and techniques with Toranaga that tipped the scales of energy in his favor to win a century-defining civil conflict.
“Part two of Shōgun is ready 10 years after the occasions of the primary season and continues the historically-inspired saga of those two males from totally different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.”
If there’s any good on this world, we’ll get some new episodes of this glorious present by the top of 2026 — however for now, we are able to solely wait and hope.
Lex Briscuso is a movie and tv critic and a contract leisure author for IGN. You can comply with her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
