“The Writers Room Is Working So Hard”: ‘Shōgun’ Season 2 Gets an Update From Star Hiroyuki Sanada

Few shows had more of an unexpected explosion onto the scene in 2024 than Shōgun, the sweeping samurai epic that won 18 Emmys at the Television Academy Awards. The series earned nearly perfect scores of 99% from critics and 87% from audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, and it even drew comparisons to the early seasons of Game of Thrones, which are regarded as some of the finest television ever made. Starring in the lead role of Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun is Hiroyuki Sanada, who is also known for his roles in The Wolverine and John Wick: Chapter 4. During a recent red carpet interview with Collider's Aidan Kelley at the Saturn Awards, Sanada shared an update on the already-confirmed Shōgun Season 2, revealing what stage of development the highly-anticipated second season is at: