Will There Be Shogun Season 2 or Is It a Limited Series?
The premiere of the Shogun finale is behind us. What's next for the TV series? Are there plans for a season 2? We check it.
Shogun season 1 has come to an end. The epic tale, which captivated viewers and was billed as "the most transportive TV epic since Game of Thrones," has been followed by millions of people over the past weeks, who will now have to say goodbye to it. The question is whether forever or only for a some time. We hasten to answer.
Will Shogun have a season 2?
If you've seen the finale, you'll surely know that it brought the whole story to a close. The season 1 succeeded in presenting everything James Clavell wrote in his book, on which the TV show was based, so the creators have no more material from that story to adapt. By the way, they themselves admitted that Shogun was created as a limited series, with no plans for further series, so a season 2 won’t be made.
This, however, doesn’t mean that this has to be the end of screen adaptations of James Clavell's novels. Shogun is part of the Asian Saga, which consists of 6 books telling different stories. So there is the potential for 5 more serialized sequels to tell their own stories based on Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House and Whirlwind. At this point, however, it is unclear if and who will undertake such a project, as nothing has been announced. But after the success of Shogun, the realization of such an idea doesn’t seem unlikely.
However, if you were hoping for a season 2 of Shogun with the same cast, continuing the story started in the season 1, you will be sadly disappointed, because there will be none. The creators were adamant about wanting to faithfully present the story written by Clavell and end there.
You can watch the entire Shogun TV show on Hulu.
