[Press Release] Apple TV+ to Premiere Season Two of Groundbreaking Peabody, Gotham and AFI Award-winning and Acclaimed Drama Series "Pachinko" on Friday, August 23

First-look images and main title sequence unveiled for the sweeping, highly anticipated second season from Soo Hugh and starring Lee Min-ho, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Min-ha-I, Anna Sawai, Jin Ha, Jung Eun-chae, Sohee Park and Kim Sung-kyu.

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Apple TV+ unveiled a first look and the premiere date for the second season of its award-winning and critically-hailed, epic hit drama "Pachinko". Told in three languages - Korean, Japanese and English - and consisting of eight one-hour episodes, "Pachinko - Season 2" will premiere globally on Friday, August 23, with the first episode, followed by one episode weekly every Friday through October 11. Hailing from Media Res, "Pachinko", has been celebrated for its epic storytelling and praised as "an immersive, poignant, must-see journey". The series quickly became Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes during its first season and has been praised as "masterful" and deemed as "an extraordinary drama" and "one of the best shows of 2022".

Kim Sung-kyu, Jung Eun-chae and Kim Min-ha-I star in the "Pachinko - Season 2", premiering globally August 23, 2024 on Apple TV+

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, "Pachinko" is a sweeping and deeply moving story of love and survival across four generations. The first season received 11 international awards including a Peabody Award, an American Film Institute Award, a Critics Choice Award and a Gotham Independent Film Award. Season two stars Lee Min-ho, Kim Min-ha-I, Anna Sawai, Youn Yuh-jung, Jin Ha, Jung Eun-chae, Sohee Park, Han Joon-woo and Kim Sung-kyu.

Apple TV+ unveiled the official trailer for "Pachinko - Season 2", premiering August 23, 2024.

"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. "Pachinko - Season 2" is directed by Leanne Welham, Arvin Chen and Lee Sang-il-II.