"Shogun" season 2 is officially happening. "Shogun" has been the best show of 2024 so far for many people, including myself.

That is almost certainly not going to happen. However, a “season 2” of Shogun could instead use the rest of Clavell’s books, which are not a linear series, but instead something of an anthology.

I have written about the prospect of Shogun season 2 previously, and now it’s coming up again now that the finale of season 1 has aired. I always have thought it was impossible, as the book has ...