Shōgun, the record-breaking Emmy-winning historical drama series, may soon be journeying to its homeland for Season 2. Speaking to Deadline on the red carpet ahead of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held Sept.
15, star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada teased a potential relocation to Japan for the production of the second season. The show, based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name and which is set in 1600s feudal Japan, was unable to shoot on location due to the pandemic.
Production on Season 1 commenced in late 2021 in Canada. “Not sure yet, but we are discussing,” Sanada said of the possibility. “Because last time, because of the pandemic, we couldn’t shoot any scenes in Japan, but now we can plan.” A historical fiction tale, Shōgun traces Lord Yoshii Toranaga’s (Sanada) fight against his united enemies on the Council of Regents.
The unfolding of his power is changed as Cosmo Jarvis’ John Blackthorne, a shipwrecked English pilot, descends upon the tense environment, bearing secrets that could aid Toranaga’s bid.
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