Everybody else related to “Shōgun” appears to have differing opinions on whether or not a 2nd season is feasible. Cosmo Jarvis advised The Direct that he too felt as if the fabric had been exhausted. Michaela Clavell, James’ daughter and one of many present’s government producers, had a unique perspective: “The viewers will tell us whether or not there’s … urge for food for that. We will see. It is a terrific query. I want I knew the entire reply, however I do not.” Anna Sawai famous that there is one other attainable avenue FX might take; they might adapt one other of Clavell’s novels, regardless that it will require following totally different characters by way of totally different time durations.
Justin Marks himself seems to be softening a bit on the subject in comparison with his feedback in February. Talking with The Hollywood Reporter in April alongside sequence co-creator Rachel Kondo, he mentioned, “I do not know. I maintain saying it is like we need to let everybody be on the identical web page on the subject of the e-book. And hopefully now the TV viewers and the e-book viewers are on the identical web page with what the story is and the place it resolves. I feel if we had a narrative, if we might discover a story, we might be open to it. However I do not assume that anybody ever needs to be out over their skis with no roadmap and every part. And it is also nearly, do individuals need extra of it?”
When the interviewer answered within the affirmative, Marks expressed concern on the notion of transferring on with out Clavell’s work to information him. Time will inform if Marks and Kondo will adapt one other of Clavell’s novels or simply let their single-season hit stand as is.