Overview
- Production is scheduled to begin in Vancouver in January, marking the series' return to set.
- New cast members include Asami Kizukawa (Aya), Masataka Kubota (Hyūga), Sho Kaneta (Hidenobu), Takaaki Enoki (Lord Ito) and Jun Kunimura (Gōda).
- Returning actors include Hiroyuki Sanada (Toranaga) and Cosmo Jarvis (Blackthorne), alongside Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri.
- The writing team features Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Shannon Goss, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, Emily Yoshida, Caillin Puente and Sofie Somoroff, with episodes directed by Hiromi Kamata, Takeshi Fukunaga, Anthony Byrne, Kate Herron and Marks.
- New episodes will air on FX and stream on Hulu in the U.S., with international streaming on Disney+.