Overview
- Ren Meguro will play Kazutada in Season 2, which begins filming in January 2026 in Vancouver.
- Returning cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada as Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis as Blackthorne, along with Fumi Nikaidô and other Season 1 actors.
- The story jumps ten years forward and continues the intertwined journeys of Toranaga and John Blackthorne.
- Directors Hiromi Kamata and Takeshi Fukunaga return, with Justin Marks, Anthony Byrne and Kate Herron also directing, and a writers’ room led by Rachel Kondo and Marks.
- New episodes will air on FX and stream on Hulu in the U.S., with Disney+ carrying the series internationally, and Sanada says the season will feature more action, strategy and family drama.