Apple’s ‘Pachinko’ Renewed For Season 2

The breathtaking Pachinko series from Apple TV+ will return for a second season. This announcement came as the last episode of the first season was released on the platform on April 29. The series boasts a formidable cast made up of industry veterans like Lee Min-ho and Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung, alongside newcomers like Kim Min-ha.

A historical epic which sweeps through South Korea in the early 1900s to Japan in the 1980s, Pachinko touches on issues of intergenerational memory, national trauma, immigration and race. The story is anchored by the character of Sun-ja, who navigates personal hardships and trials against the backdrop of societies undergoing massive upheavals.

“Words cannot express my joy in being able to continue telling the extraordinary story of this indomitable family,” said creator, writer and executive producer Soo Hugh. “I’m grateful to the amazing team at Apple
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and Media Res studio for believing and supporting this show and to our passionate fans who have cheered us on. It’s an honor to be able to continue working with this amazing cast and crew.”

Adapted from Min Jin Lee’s novel, Hugh shared that Pachinko was “always conceived and sold as an ongoing four seasons” due to the sheer breadth and depth of the source material. The global attention and attraction of Pachinko will also continue to bolster Apple TV+’s original programming and efforts in the streaming industry.

In addition to Pachinko, Soo Hugh will create, co-showrun and executive produce a new Apple Original limited series, called The White Darkness. Her previous works include TV series The Terror (2018) and The Killing (2011).

Kogonada and Justin Chon are executive producers of Pachinko and directed four episodes each. Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer served as executive producers for Media Res, the studio behind the series, with Theresa Kang-Lowe as executive producer for Blue Marble Pictures.