Apple TV+ to Release Youn Yuh-jung's "Pachinko 2" on August 23

Produced in Korean, Japanese, and English

'Pachinko' Season 2 Still [Photo by Apple TV+]

The online video service (OTT) Apple TV+ announced on the 31st that it will release a total of 8 episodes of "Pachinko" Season 2, one episode each week from August 23 to October 11.

"Pachinko" depicts solidarity about war and peace, love and farewell, victory and judgment across Korea, Japan, and the United States. It unfolds the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family who had to leave their hometown during an era of oppression, spanning four generations. Actress Youn Yuh-jung anchors the cast, with Lee Min-ho and Kim Min-ha reprising their roles from Season 1. Kim Sung-kyu joins the cast in Season 2. Additionally, Jin Ha, Jung Eun-chae, Anna Sawai, Han Jun-woo, and Arai Shoji appear in the series.

Season 1, released in March 2022, presented a grand narrative set in early 1900s Korea, moving between Japan and the United States. It alternately highlighted the life of young Sunja (Kim Min-ha), who chose to become a stranger to live with dignity, and the older Sunja (Youn Yuh-jung), who firmly rooted herself in a foreign land decades later. The season ended with Sunja searching for Isak (No Sang-hyun), who was arrested by the Japanese police.

Season 1 was critically acclaimed, winning awards such as the Critics' Choice Awards and Gotham Awards in the United States. Season 2 is planned and written by Soo Hugh, with Michael Ellenberg and Lindsay Springer's Media Res and Teresa Kang's Blue Marble Pictures serving as executive producers. Rian Welham, Jin Jun-rim, and Lee Sang-il are credited as directors. As with the previous season, it is produced in three languages: Korean, Japanese, and English.

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