As one of the best shows of 2024, it was nonetheless surprising that Shgun, was renewed for a second season. The series is based on a book of the same name, and the shows first season exhausted that story. At the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, star Hiroyuki Sanada and showrunners Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks spoke with Deadline about the upcoming season, suggesting that viewers may be surprised by how the show unfolds.Were coming out of the writers room now. Were also done with the 10 episodes and we have our finale now. Thats allowing us to start figuring out how were going to shoot this. But were very excited about the plan, Marks said. I think the thing to take away, more than anything, is how, I hope people are going to be surprised with some of the big ideas as soon as the first episode of part two. So, well start there and see where it takes us for future stories. But were really excited about it, especially for [Hiroyuki Sanada].Recommended VideosThe show has been renewed for a second and third season, but theres still no firm release date for either season. It seems like the second season still has to film, which makes it unlikely that well see it before the end of 2025.Please enable Javascript to view this contentSanada won for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards, and suggested that hes excited to his character Toranaga in power in the second season.In Season 1, [Toranaga] didnt become a Shgun yet. So, Id like to see him become the leader of Japan. That is my hope, he said.Editors Recommendations