FX's hit period drama Shōgun is returning for a second season, prompting questions about how the series will continue after adapting James Clavell's original novel. Creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo discuss the challenges and opportunities of expanding the story into uncharted territory.
It premiered in February 2024 and has left a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of all those who saw it. Originally only planned as a limited series, FX's Shōgun emerged from the shadows and took the globe by storm. Starring Hiroyuki Sanada in the lead role of Lord Yoshii Toranaga, Shōgun is an epic tale of navigating the deadly waters of politics in feudal Japan. The hit period series is based on James Clavell 's original novel and a remake of the 1980 miniseries of the same name.
Following the show's monumental success, including earning a record 25 Emmy nominations at the Television Academy Awards, it was not a surprise that Shōgun is returning for a second season, by popular demand. However, Season 1 of the show has exhausted the material in Clavell's novel, begging the question regarding how the series might proceed. Bringing to life Clavell's 1975 novel are the creative duo of Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo. While the prospect of taking the story of feudal Japan further with a second and a third season of Shōgun, the opportunity also offers a breeding ground for creative chaos regarding which turns the story might take without the guiding compass of the source material. Speaking on the challenge at hand, Marks and Kondo discussed its difficulty and how the opportunity to explore new characters and plots offers a solution.'It's so much harder,' Marks said, regarding crafting a second season of Shōgun. Co-showrunner Kondo adds: 'Thank goodness we're doing this more difficult part for the second season, because what we're more comfortable with this time around is the creative chaos of it all. Whereas in the beginning, that chaos was disorienting and daunting. We're still daunted, but we know at some point, things fall into place. We hop
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