Fans who were hoping for a second season of Shogun will be satisfied: in fact, in these hours Deadline has exclusively reported that Hiroyuki Sanadaproducer and star of the acclaimed TV series based on the novel by James Clavell, has signed with FX to return to new episodes.
Deadline talks about ‘other elements being worked on’ for the creation of the second season of Shogun, but clearly the first and fundamental piece for the continuation of the series was secure Hiroyuki Sanada’s contractwhose journey as the character Lord Yoshii Toranaga to become shōgun and lead Japan to an era of peace was told in the 10-episode adaptation of the 1980s novel: in the coming weeks, according to Deadline, FX will focus to finalize other agreements for bring Shogun towards a second season in light of the great commercial and critical success achieved by the series.
Among other things, the fruits of this decision they will already be seen at the 2024 Emmys, given that FX will nominate Shogun not as a mini-series but as a regular series, which could have major ramifications for awards season: partly due to the strikes, the field for drama series is clearer than usual this year, while the race for the limited/anthology series, where Shōgun would be a major contender, it’s one of the most competitive we’ve ever seen. However, although there are precedents (such as the first season of True Detective), the vast majority of limited series are submitted to the Emmys as suchand then move to the ‘drama series’ categories starting from season 2 should it subsequently obtain an additional season (as in the case of Downton Abbey, Big Little Lies and The White Lotus).
We’ll see: in the meantime, discover these 5 samurai films and TV series to watch after Shogun.
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