John Landgraf, the chairman of FX Networks, has given an replace in regards to the second and third seasons of Shogun.
Shogun premiered on FX and FX on Hulu in February 2024. Whereas it was initially supposed to be a one-season miniseries, improvement started on two further seasons shortly after the primary season concluded. The sequence not too long ago gained 18 awards on the 76th Primetime Emmys.
Talking to Deadline about the way forward for Shōgun, Landgraf shared an replace about what followers can anticipate out of the 2 forthcoming seasons.
What did John Landgraf say about Shogun Season 2 and Season 3?
“We’re shifting ahead,” Landgraf mentioned of Shōgun Season 2. “Scripts are coming in, outlines are coming in, we’re making an attempt to determine the place we’re going to shoot it, whether or not we’re going to shoot in the very same method and place we did earlier than or whether or not we’re going to make some modifications.”
When requested if Shōgun Season 2 and Season 3 could be shot back-to-back, Landgraf mentioned they’d not be as a result of they’re “separate narratives.”
He continued, “They’re all a part of one steady narrative, with, with persevering with characters, however they’re separate narratives. I don’t know that we’re sure there’ll three seasons, however in actually wanting on the characters within the historical past that’s being depicted right here, albeit in a fictionalized method, it nonetheless feels to us like three is the precise variety of seasons to actually do it justice.”
Landgraf additionally mentioned, “I’ve all the time needed to shoot in Japan. We tried actually onerous to determine how you can shoot this present in Japan. It’s sophisticated due to the size of the stage base and the size of the manufacturing capability there’s just a bit completely different. We’ve had hassle matching the placement and the size of what we’re able to attaining there, with the size of the ambition of the present. Sadly, medieval Japan, the castles are usually not round of their prior type and albeit in the event that they have been, you wouldn’t have the ability to shoot there anyway.”
The primary season of Shōgun is now streaming on Hulu. A launch date has not but been introduced for Shōgun Season 2.