Pachinko – Season 2: Apple TV Confirms Release Date for Lee Min Ho and Kim Min Ha’s Drama Series (Watch Announcement Video)
The season 2 of Pachinko is set to have eight episodes with each episode scheduled for a weekly release from August 23. Check out the announcement teaser.
Apple TV+ has released the premiere date as well as the first look of the second season of its popular show "Pachinko", which will start airing on the streamer from August 23. Lee Minho Birthday Special: From Boys Over Flowers to Pachinko; 5 Superbly Played Roles by the Actor That You Need to Feast Your Eyes On!.
The first season of the show, based on Min Jin Lee's bestselling multigenerational novel about love, memories and survival, was an instant hit with critics and went on to win Peabody and Critics Choice Awards. The streamer unveiled several first-look photos of the eight-episode series that will run till October 11.
Watch Pachinko – Season 2 Release Date Announcement Video
Season two brings back Oscar-winner Yuh-Jung Youn as Kim Sunja, the central heroine, popular South Korean star Lee Minho as Koh Hansu, Minha Kim as young Sunja, Anna Sawai of Shogun fame as Naomi, Jin Ha as Solomon Baek, Jung Eun-chae as Kyunghee, Soji Arai as Baek Mozasu, Junwoo Han as Baek Mozasu and Sungkyu Kim. Shogun Review: Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai's Visually Captivating Series Lives Upto Its Lofty Ambitions (LatestLY Exclusive).
Told in three languages – Korean, Japanese and English – Pachinko is created and written by Soo Hugh who serves as executive producer alongside Media Res' Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer, and Theresa Kang for Blue Marble Pictures, reported Deadline. Season two is directed by Leanne Welham, Arvin Chen, and Sang-il Lee.