Season 2 of FX’s Emmy-winning feudal Japan series Shōgun, starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis., is now in production for the next seven months in Vancouver.
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Season 2 continues the historically-inspired saga of two men from different worlds whose fates are entwined, jumping ahead 10 years as Lord Toranaga strives to become Shōgun, the leader ofJapan’s warrior class..
Returning season one cast: Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga, Cosmos Jarvis as John Blackthorne, Fumi Nikaidô as Lady Ochiba, Shinnosuke Abe as Mariko’s husband Buntaro, Hiroto Kanai as Yabushige’s nephew Omi, Yoriko Dôguchi as Toranaga’s wife Kiri, Tommy Bastow as Portuguese Priest Alvito, Yuko Miyamoto as brothel owner Gin, Eita Okuno as Toranaga’s half-brother Saeki, and Yuka Kouri as courteson Kiku.
Anna Sawai’s Lady Mariko and Tananobu Asano’s Yabushige, died in season one and are unlikely to appear in season 2.
New to the series is J-pop star, actor and mode Ren Maguro, who is set to play Kazutada.
I am incredibly honored to join the cast of Shōgun season two,” shared Meguro in a statement. “When I streamed Shōgun on Disney+ last year, I was profoundly moved by the series’ unique and grand portrayal of Japan, which felt different from past portrayals. As a Japanese person, I felt a compelling urge to be part of this groundbreaking production.
I am committed to honoring the legacy that so many have built before me and to carefully shaping the role entrusted to me in this remarkable series. I can’t wait for everyone to see the release of Shōgun season two and to share in this incredible journey with us. — Ren Maguro in statement.
Other additions: Asami Kizukawa as Aya, Masataka Kubota as Hyūga, Sho Kaneta as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki as Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura as Gōda.
In Season 1, [Toranaga] didn’t become a shōgun yet, So, I’d like to see him become the leader of Japan. That is my hope. — Hiroyuki Sanada to Deadline: Hollywood..
Creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo and their writers room finished scripts for all ten episodes of season 2 ialmost a year ago and started planning how to make the new season.
We’re coming out of the writers room now. We’re also done with the 10 episodes, and we have our finale now. That’s allowing us to start figuring out how we’re going to shoot this. But we’re very excited about the plan. — Justin Marks to Deadline: Hollywood.
Season one, which covered all of James Cavell’s epic novel, won pretty much every award it was nominated for at the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and SAG Awards.
Filming locations in Vancouver:
Shōgun season 2 has a large presence at Minaty Bay on the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler — you can see their production signs CATGEORY 10. This is the location for the fishing village of Ajiro.
The bay is a popular private filming location for many Vancouver productions like Resident Alien and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The nearby gravel pit was the site of The Last of Us’s massive Jackson set.
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The biggest Shōgun season one set was built at the closed-down Flavelle sawmill on the Port Moody waterfront. It played feudal Osaka, with jetties to the water and fishermen’s houses wrapped around the inlet.
Noblemen’s houses.
This is also the location of the entrance to Osaka castle.
The Osaka set is still standing in Port Moody three and a half years after Shogun wrapped but has been reporposed by other productions during that time, — primarily Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender which turned it into its Earth and Fire Kingdoms.
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Toranaga’s rising city of Edo (the future Tokyo) is expected to playa a bigger role en years on in the timelinea so production may have built its own standing set in season 2.
FX renewed Shōgun for two more seasons.
Shōgun Season 2:
Working title: CATEGORY 10.
Episodes: 10.
BC filming dates:: January 28 2026 – September 04, 2026
Created by: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks.
Showrunner: Justin Marks.
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai , Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno, Yuka Kouri, Asami Kizukawa, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Takaaki Enoki, Jun Kunimura. Ren Maguro.
Soundstages: North Shore Studios.
Producers: Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Michael De Luca, James Clavell’s daughter Michaela Clavell, Tim Van Patten, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmos Jarvis.