Shgun season 2 looks very likely, after its big star signs on for more episodes

Date:
Mon, 13 May 2024 10:22:11 +0000

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Hiroyuki Sanada's Lord Yoshii Toranaga is coming back for a second season of the epic drama but Emmy considerations could delay it.

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Hiroyuki Sanada, the star and producer of Shgun ,has reportedly signed on for a second season of the epic drama: according to Deadline , his signature was "considered crucial" to the future of the show. But while a Shgun season 2 appears to be all but confirmed for FX (and so for streaming on Hulu in the US, and Disney Plus worldwide), that doesn't mean it'll arrive any time soon. According to the same report, Emmy considerations could affect the timing.

The considerations are whether Shgun should be entered for Emmy consideration as a limited series or a drama series. The former is a particularly crowded field this year with lots and lots of limited series, which are intended to
be stand-alone one-offs, in competition. And because of that focus, the drama category is much less competitive.

For Shgun , that means timing is crucial here. It's considered to be a lead contender in the limited series category, but it's up against a lot of competition. If it moves into the drama category instead, which is unusually sparse at the moment, the odds of it taking home an Emmy with all the publicity and subsequent extra eyeballs that entails are considerably higher. Is a second Shgun series certain?

Not yet, but it seems highly likely. However, if it happens it's not
imminent: according to the report, "other elements are still being worked out and deals are being finalized". Shgun doesn't need to start filming to change its Emmy category, but the decision needs to be made in order for the Emmy submission for season one to be filed. "Not all pieces are in place for
that," Deadline reports.

The first season was a self-contained story with a long arc, following Sanada's character Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he journeyed to become Shgun and usher in a new era of peace. And it took some six years to make, coming in as FX's most expensive series to date.

The show certainly lived up to FX's hopes of being a big success, racking up 9M views globally in its first six days on Hulu and Disney Plus, and as Deadline says, FX wants to "capitalizeon its investment recreating 17th century Japan in Canada where Shgun was filmed."

Here's hoping that a second season not only goes ahead but retains the
quality of the first: as we said in our Shgun review, it's "an entertaining and enthralling slice of prestige TV", and ranks among the best Hulu shows
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