Overview
- FX confirmed filming will begin in Vancouver in January 2026, with details revealed at Disney’s Asia Pacific Disney+ Originals Preview in Hong Kong.
- Season 2 is officially set a decade after Season 1, continuing the intertwined journeys of Lord Toranaga and John Blackthorne.
- Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis return alongside Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri, with new additions Asami Kizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki and Jun Kunimura.
- The writers’ room includes Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Shannon Goss, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, Emily Yoshida, Caillin Puente and Sofie Somoroff, with directing duties by returning helmers Hiromi Kamata and Takeshi Fukunaga plus Anthony Byrne, Kate Herron and Marks.
- FX has not announced a release date, and industry commentary suggests the wait could be lengthy; new episodes will air on FX and stream on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.