Shōgun Season 2: Filming Underway as Five New Cast Members Join the Disney+ Series

The second season of Shōgun takes a significant step forward: filming has now begun in Vancouver. FX announced on March 24, 2026, that five new actors have joined the cast. This update provides new details on the progress of FX's dramatic series for Disney+, more than four months after developers initially announced a production start slated for early 2026. Alongside stars like Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis, the ensemble cast continues to expand for a storyline set more than a decade after the events of the first season.

The newly announced cast members include Risei Kukihara, Ryô Satô, Seishiro Nishida, Mantaro Koichi, and Takashi Yamaguchi. They will respectively portray Gabriel, Rin, Jōshin, Saitō, and Kanō. This addition rounds out an already star-studded lineup that features Fumi Nikaidô, Ren Meguro, Asami Mizukawa, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Yûko Miyamoto, Yuka Kouri, Tommy Bastow, Jun Kunimura, Yoriko Dôguchi, Eita Okuno, and Takaaki Enoki.

Created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, based on James Clavell's novel, Shōgun continues to follow the intertwined fates of Toranaga and Blackthorne in a Japan undergoing political upheaval. The series hasn't revealed many additional details about its plot yet, but this time jump confirms that Season 2 won't simply pick up where the first left off. Instead, it will shift its focus to a new power dynamic, introducing a broader cast and fresh conflicts to keep the story evolving.

The other noteworthy update concerns the casting process. FX confirms that the selection of actors for this second season is overseen by Laura Schiff and Kei Kawamura, both of whom previously earned an Emmy for their work on the first season's casting. This detail highlights the ongoing commitment to creative continuity for a series that continues to be driven by its co-creators. Meanwhile, the release of Season 2 is still exclusively slated for Disney+, with no official premiere date announced yet. The first season, however, is already available on the platform.

FX has yet to release an official trailer for season 2.

Shōgun
Series | 2025
Season 2 coming soon to Disney+
Historical drama | Number of episodes: TBA
Created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks | Starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidō
Original title: Shōgun
Country: United States

To put this new announcement into context, the project was initially pitched as a reboot of the series, with filming scheduled to begin in January 2026 in Vancouver. Now that production has officially kicked off and additional roles have been announced, it offers a clearer picture of how far along the season 2 development is. For fans of the historical drama series, this also confirms that Disney+ and FX are committed to Shōgun for the long haul, beyond its initial adaptation.

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