“Shōgun” Season Two Cast Revealed

Disney has announced new casting details on the upcoming second season of the smash-hit, award-winning drama series, “Shōgun” at a special APAC showcase event in Hong Kong Disneyland.

The new season is based on the novel of the same name by James Clavell, and production is set to begin in January 2026 in Vancouver, Canada.

In the first season, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him. When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war.

Part two of Shōgun is set ten years after the events of the first season and continues the historically inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.

Hiroyuki Sanada will be returning as Lord Yoshii Toranaga , and Cosmo Jarvis will also be coming back to reprise his role as “Blackthorne”.  They will also both serve as executive producers on the show.

During the event, the new cast for the second season was revealed, which will see Asami Kizukawa play the role of Aya, Masataka Kubota as Hyūga, Sho Kaneta as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki as Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura as Gōda. Season 1 cast set to return includes Fumi Nikaidô as Ochiba, Shinnosuke Abe as Buntaro, Hiroto Kanai as Omi, Yoriko Dôguchi as Kiri, Tommy Bastow as Alvito, Yuko Miyamoto as Gin, Eita Okuno as Saeki, and Yuka Kouri as Kiku.

Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks are Executive Producers alongside Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell and Michael De Luca. 

The new season will be written by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Shannon Goss, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, Emily Yoshida, Caillin Puente and Sofie Somoroff.

It was also revealed that Hiromi Kamata (Episode 6, “Ladies of the Willow World”) and Takeshi Fukunaga (Episode 7, “A Stick of Time”), will be returning to direct some of the second season.  They will be joined by new additions Anthony Byrne (Say Nothing), Kate Herron (Loki), and Justin Marks.

No release information for the second season of “Shōgun” has been revealed, but with filming starting next year, it’s unlikely that we will see the show arrive until 2027 or later. 

The first season of “Shōgun” is available to stream now on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.

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