Overview
- Japanese singer-actor Ren Meguro of Snow Man has been cast as Kazutada.
- Filming is scheduled to start in January in Vancouver, with U.S. episodes on FX and Hulu and international streaming on Disney+.
- The new chapter is set ten years after the first season, continuing the intertwined arcs of Lord Toranaga and Anjin Blackthorne.
- Returning cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno and Yuka Kouri.
- Directors Hiromi Kamata and Takeshi Fukunaga return alongside Anthony Byrne, Kate Herron and co-creator Justin Marks, and recent additions include Asami Mizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki and Jun Kunimura.