Apple TV+ has finally shared the official Pachinko Season 2 trailer for the next installment of the multigenerational epic drama. The series is scheduled to make its return on August 23, after over two years since the first installment had wrapped up its 8-episode run.
“Based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, it is a sweeping and deeply moving story of love and survival across four generations, told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja,” reads the show’s newest synopsis. “In Season 2, the parallel stories pick up in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II, and in Tokyo in 1989, which finds Solomon exploring new, humble beginnings.”
Check out the Pachinko Season 2 trailer below (watch more trailers):
Who is in the Pachinko Season 2 trailer?
The Season 2 trailer teases the return of lead cast members Minha Kim as teenage Sunja, Lee Min-ho as Hansu, Kaho Minami as Etsuko, Steve Sanghyun Noh as Isak, Anna Sawai as Naomi, Jin Ha as Solomon, and Oscar winner Youn Yuh Jung as older Sunja. Before this, Sawai recently received her first Emmy nomination for her impressive performance in FX’s Shogun. Additional cast members for Season 2 include Soji Arai as Mozasu, Inji Jeong as Yangjin, Junwoo Han as Yoseb, Jung Eun-chae as Young Kyunghee, Jimmi Simpson as Tom Andrews, and Yu-na Jeon as young Sunja.
Pachinko is told in three languages: Korean, Japanese, and English. It chronicles the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family. The series adaptation is written and created by showrunner Soo Hugh (The Terror). It is executive produced by Soo Hugh, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, and Theresa Kang. The second season is directed by Leanne Welham, Arvin Chen, and Sang-il Lee.
