Overview
- Netflix has confirmed a second season of the Meiji‑era battle‑royale series, as reported by Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
- Junichi Okada, the lead who also serves as producer and action choreographer, said he is eager to return and aims to elevate the action.
- Director Michihito Fujii stated he has no doubt the next installment will be bigger and better than the first.
- Season 1 became a global hit, entering the Top‑10 in 88 countries and holding No. 1 in Japan for weeks, with reports citing a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.
- The show centers on 292 samurai in a deadly contest for a 100‑billion‑yen prize, while reports differ on whether it adapts Shogo Imamura’s novel or manga Ikusagami.