The fans of the Pachinko web series have been eagerly waiting for the second season for more than two years. But their wait seems to end very soon as the release date of Pachinko Season 2 has been announced. Yes, read that right, the Pachinko Season 2 OTT release date has been confirmed along with its OTT platform.
We are hereby primarily discussing when and where to watch Pachinko Season 2 on OTT. Innumerable people are scrounging the web regarding the OTT release date of Pachinko Season 2.
Thus, we have brought this article to you, containing information about Pachinko Season 2’s story, cast, platform, release date, and more. In the following sections of this article, you will get all the essential details of this series that you need to know.
Pachinko is an Emmy Award-nominated show that has 8.3 IMDb ratings. This historical drama explores the themes of resilience, community, and identity. Many have called it a gem.
Nevertheless, Pachinko also won the prestigious Critics’ Television Choice Award. Owing to the immense success of Pachinko Season 1, the second season of this historical show has been anticipated so much and eagerly awaited for two years. Finally, season 2 has been announced and its release date is confirmed now.
According to the reports, Pachinko Season 2 will officially premiere on August 23, 2024. Speaking of the OTT platform where it will be streamed, like the previous season the new season of Pachinko will also be released on Apple TV+. What you need to know about season 2 of Pachinko has been mentioned in the following sections.
The most interesting thing about the forthcoming season of Pachinko is that the lead actors from season 1, Lee Min Ho, Kim Min Ha, and Young Yuh Jung will be seen as the main leads.
The American historical drama is based on Korean-American author Min Jin Lee’s novel, which was published in 2017 and has the same name. The story of the show delves deep as Kim Sun Ja who lives in Osaka faces the consequences and harsh reality of war-torn Japan in 1945 which forced her to make a tough decision for her family’s survival amid a chaotic situation across the nation. The story further jumps to 1989 Tokyo where the next generation boasts a simple life.
The plot of Pachinko revolves around the life of a Korean family across four generations and it begins in the 20th century before the Second World War when they leave their native place and immigrate to Japan. The show’s narrative goes through various disputes in the family during the struggles in war-torn Japan. The trailer of Pachinko Season 2 showed Kim Sun-Ja living a happy life in 1945.
Everything was calm until US Army airplanes flew over Japan. After 14 years, Koh Han-Su returns to Sun-Ja as he wants to keep their son safe and live with them again. The trailer of the upcoming season also shows some emotional dialogue between Han Su and Sun Ja when the latter asks it’s been a long time how did you find me? Han Su answers I never forget you.
The trailer showed some beautiful interactions between them and some historical scenes of ancient Japan as well. It won’t be wrong to say that Pachinko Season 2’s trailer has heightened the excitement of the fans and left them enthralled to eagerly wait for the release of the new season. As mentioned, Pachinko Season 2 is scheduled to be officially released on August 23, 2024.