SHOGUN Creator Addresses Possibility of Second Season Without The "Roadmap" of Another Book
FX’s series adaptation of Shōgun was freakin’ incredible! This show was stunning and as the series has come to an end, fans are wondering if we might see a Season 2.
If a second season did happen, the creative team would not have the same roadmap they had with the first season, since it was based on James Clavell's 1975 novel.
While co-creator Justin Marks thinks a Season 2 is unlikely, they are open to it if they could find a great and interesting story to tell.
During an interview with THR, Marks said: "I keep saying it’s like we want to let everyone be on the same page when it comes to the book. And hopefully now the TV audience and the book audience are on the same page with what the story is and where it resolves.”
He went on to say: "I think if we had a story, if we could find a story, we would be open to it. But I don’t think that anyone ever wants to be out over their skis without a roadmap and everything. And it’s also just about, do people want more of it?"
Marks continued: "But it’s also about, not even topping the book, but, how do you even equal the roadmap that Clavell laid out? And I don’t know if it’s possible.
He added: “I don’t know if Clavell could have done it either. That’s probably why he moved on to other books too, right? He knew what he had done. Yeah, it’s a tough one."
I mean, there’s no doubt that people want more because the series was such a big hit and it was such a well-made high-quality series. The question is, is there a story that the creative team is excited about telling?
It’s totally fine if we don’t see a second season. But, I would still love this entire creative team to get together to develop another series! I don’t care what it is, but this team needs to put their talents and energy into another big epic project.
Maybe it could be another one of Clavell’s books! His 'Asian Saga,' are all set in different time periods and countries.
Shōgun is set in the early 17th Century, Shōgun sees English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) shipwrecked on the shores of Japan, where his path crosses with the powerful Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) and the mysterious samurai Lady Mariko (Anna Sawai).
What do you think about this?