Whereas the following set of episodes could also be transferring past the supply materials, one returning Shogun season 2 star believes their historic counterpart means they don’t seem to be lengthy for the world of the present. Initially based mostly on James Clavell’s historic novel of the identical identify, the FX collection takes a barely fictionalized have a look at the tip of Japan’s Sengoku Interval within the late 1500s, when the demise of the Taikō led to a brewing warfare between two of the nation’s Regents for energy.
Regardless of preliminary plans to be a miniseries, Shogun‘s record-breaking run on FX and FX on Hulu, together with changing into the primary Japanese-language collection to win the Emmy for Excellent Drama Sequence, it was later introduced that the present had been renewed for 2 additional seasons. The previous, which is ready to start filming in January in Vancouver, will once more be led by Hiroyuki Sanada, who additionally produces the collection, and Cosmo Jarvis, whereas additionally bringing again a lot of the season 1 writing workers.
One face set to return in Shogun season 2 is that of Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari, the Regent who primarily challenges Sanada’s Lord Yoshii Toranaga, and goals to have him killed. Nonetheless, throughout a current interview with ScreenRant‘s Ash Crossan for his new movie Rental Household, the Emmy winner ominously teased his function might not be almost as massive as that of season 1.
Revealing that he, on the time of the interview, had “solely learn episode 1 of season 2“, to which he could not share too many particulars, Hira did point out his “days are numbered” within the collection, because of the real-world historical past of the present. Although denoting that the present as an entire “loosely follows the precise historical past” of the nation, he did state the destiny of the real-world model of Ishido as making it possible he will not survive lengthy.
To Hira’s level, the real-world inspiration for Shogun‘s Ishido Kazunari, Ishida Mistunari, was solely alive from 1559 to 1600, having died shortly after the Battle of Sekigahara, the place his troops have been defeated. The violent occasion in Japanese historical past was alluded to within the present’s season 1 finale, as Toranaga, who is predicated on Tokugawa Ieyasu, prophesied his victory to Tadanobu Asano’s Yabushige previous to his demise.
Nonetheless, whereas the present was seemingly set to guide into the Battle of Sekigahara in its subsequent episodes, it was beforehand revealed that Shogun season 2 can be set 10 years after season 1. As such, not solely would the present seemingly be skipping the Battle solely, however would additionally soar previous Mitsunari/Ishido’s defeat, making the actual fact Hira is returning a degree of curiosity for the collection.
How Shogun’s Story Can Proceed In Seasons 2 & 3 (Primarily based On Actual Life Historical past)
Shōgun is assured to have no less than 2 extra seasons and may proceed to chronicle the legendary historic conflicts of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Whereas the primary season was largely informed chronologically, there have been a number of flashforwards and flashbacks in season 1, which might be how Hira in the end seems in Shogun season 2. This may not solely mark an revolutionary strategy to deal with the Battle of Sekigahara, which historians have mentioned lasted someplace between two and 4 hours, but additionally enable for additional fleshing out of Hira’s and different characters whose fates are sealed come the tip of the battle.
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2024 – 2025
- Administrators
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Fred Toye, Jonathan van Tulleken, Charlotte Brändström, Takeshi Fukunaga, Hiromi Kamata
- Writers
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Rachel Kondo
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Yoshii Toranaga
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Cosmo Jarvis
John Blackthorne
