FX boss teases how “Shōgun ”seasons 2 and 3 will continue the story: 'We're moving forward'

The historical epic reigned over the 2024 Emmys with 18 wins.

Looking to the crimson skies ahead, FX boss John Landgraf shared some updates about the upcoming new seasons of Shōgun following the historical epic's sweep at the 2024 Emmys.

Speaking with Deadline, the network chairman said seasons 2 and 3 will be "separate narratives" (and will not be filmed back-to-back), though the seasons will be "all part of one continuous narrative with continuing characters."

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"But they’re separate narratives," he reiterated. "I don’t know that we’re certain there will three seasons, but in really looking at the characters in the history that’s being depicted here, albeit in a fictionalized manner, it still feels to us like three is the right number of seasons to really do it justice."

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As for the official status of season 2, "We’re moving forward," Landgraf said. "Scripts are coming in, outlines are coming in. We’re trying to figure out where we’re going to shoot it, whether we’re going to shoot in the exact same manner and place we did before or whether we’re going to make some changes."

The majority of season 1 filming took place in Canada. It's unclear if production will make the move to Japan, as previously teased by star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada. "I’ve always wanted to shoot in Japan. We tried really hard to figure out how to shoot this show in Japan," said Landgraf. "It is complicated because of the scale of the stage base and the scale of the production capacity there is just a little different."

"We’ve had trouble matching the location and the scale of what we’re capable of achieving there, with the scale of the ambition of the show," he added. "Unfortunately, medieval Japan, the castles are not around in their prior form and frankly if they were, you wouldn’t be able to shoot there anyway."

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An adaptation of James Clavell's novel, the series set in 1600 Japan followed the deadly power struggle between the calculated Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) and leaders on the Council of Regents, as seen through the perspective of outsider John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), an English ship pilot who finds himself caught in the middle of the war after he's marooned in a nearby village.

The historical epic reigned over the Emmys this weekend, earning a record 25 nominations and taking home 18 wins, including the coveted best drama series and trophies for stars Sanada and Anna Sawai, who had a banner year with her breakout role as Toda Mariko.

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