Many of the characters still have a long runway ahead of them, courtesy of the novel, so with that and Hugh's comments in mind, it's safe to assume that everyone is coming back. Hugh described Solomon's latest business decision as "a deal with the devil"-no doubt he'll pay the price in Season Two. “I think we are seeing him question his preconceived notions of what success looked like when we meet him at the beginning of the season, and I’m rooting for him to find a healthier and less toxic idea of success,” Ha told Deadline. Jin Ha, who plays Solomon, teases that his character’s Season Two arc will be about “moral conflict”-and “completely new,” rather than sourced from the novel. “In season two, Kyunghee comes into her own as just her own person and her own being, and she’s just one of my favorite characters in this story, so I would love, love to see that,” Hugh said.Īs for the present timeline, we last saw Sunja’s grandson Solomon striking a deal with Mamoru Yoshii, a seedy but powerful Japanese businessman with deep roots in the pachinko parlor business. Hugh also teased an expanded role for Kyunghee, Sunja’s sister-in-law, who becomes her best friend and partner in the kimchi business. If Season Two skips around in time like Season One, it could move into the brothers’ adulthood and explore this family tragedy. In the show, we saw Mozasu and an elderly Sunja dance around this painful history, but never address it explicitly. Speaking to Deadline, Hugh touched on the brothers, saying, “The brotherhood between Mozasu and Noa, I think because they’re so young in Season One, we don’t get a capture, but in Season Two, that brotherhood is just magical.” Book readers know that tragedy is in store for the brothers, as an adult Noa will one day take his life. The boys appeared as children in Season One, though little about their childhood was explored. Per Hugh, Season Two will also focus on Sunja’s sons, Noa and Mozasu. Season Two gets to an even greater place of epic-ness in scale." I can’t tell you more than that, but I can tell you… we always say that Season One is epic. What happens in Season Two is the scale grows and the stakes get even higher. “Still, there’s joy.”Įxecutive producer Theresa Kang-Lowe teased how this setting will shape Season Two's tone, telling Deadline, "I think where we’re going in Season Two, the stakes get even bigger and it’s actually even more dramatic because what happens is you see with occupation how something is coming towards everyone in Korean-based families. “It’s about the story of her, continued from Season One… even heavier, but still, there’s joy,” Hugh teased. According to Hugh, a “little bit of a time jump” will take us to World War II, where Sunja, now her family’s breadwinner, “will become stronger, even though there are so many burdens on her shoulders.” Fans of Lee’s novel know that Sunja will struggle to make money as ingredients grow scarce during the war, then decamp to the countryside with the help of Hansu, the wealthy father of her eldest son, Noa. When we last saw Sunja, the matriarch of the family, she was standing on a street corner in Osaka circa 1938, selling her homemade kimchi to shoppers at the local market. Given that Season One didn’t exhaust the material, there are many more stories to tell. Pachinko is adapted from the award-winning novel of the same title by Min Jin Lee. It’s an honor to be able to continue working with this amazing cast and crew.” Hugh has said that the plan is for the series to run for four seasons, but so far, only Season Two is confirmed. “I’m grateful to the amazing team at Apple and Media Res studio for believing and supporting this show and to our passionate fans who have cheered us on. “Words cannot express my joy in being able to continue telling the extraordinary story of this indomitable family,” said showrunner Soo Hugh. In April, Apple TV+ announced that Pachinko will continue for a second season.
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