Netflix Renews Last Samurai Standing for Season 2 After Global Breakout

Overview

• Netflix confirmed the renewal after the series topped the Global Top 10 (Non‑English) chart, placed in the Top 10 in 88 countries, and held No. 1 in Japan for four weeks, with coverage noting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
• Star and producer Junichi Okada said he is eager to return and aims to deliver a more energetic, action‑packed second season.
• Director Michihito Fujii credited the strong overseas reception with helping secure the greenlight and said the next installment will scale up.
• The show adapts Shogo Imamura’s Ikusagami and follows 292 warriors drawn into a deadly wooden‑tag contest at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple during the Meiji era, racing to Tokyo for a massive prize.
• Early guidance from the team points to an expanded hunt with new warriors, higher stakes, deeper backstories, and fresh locations, while a start date or release window has not been announced.