The brilliant Apple TV+‘s South Korean historical drama series is finally returning for its highly anticipated second season. Created by Soo Hugh, the Apple TV+ series is based on a 2017 novel of the same name by author Min Jin Lee, the second season of the critically acclaimed series Pachinko picks up seven years after the events of the first season finale.
Pachinko Season 2 is set in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is working hard to raise her two boys with the help of her kindhearted sister-in-law after her husband was arrested in the Season 1 finale. In the 1980s timeline, Sunja’s grandson Solomon tries to build a successful business but struggles with continued discrimination against Koreans in Japan.
Pachinko Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?)
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Pachinko Season 2 consists of eight episodes in total. The Korean historical drama series premieres on Apple TV+ with its first episodes on August 23, with the rest coming out weekly every Friday. Check out the full episode guide of Pachinko Season 2 below:
- Episode 1 “Chapter Nine” – August 23, 2024
- Episode 2 “Chapter Ten” – August 30, 2024
- Episode 3 “Chapter Eleven” – September 6, 2024
- Episode 4 “Chapter Twelve” – September 13, 2024
- Episode 5 “Chapter Thirteen” – September 20, 2024
- Episode 6 “Chapter Fourteen” – September 27, 2024
- Episode 7 “Chapter Fifteen” – October 4, 2024
- Episode 8 “Chapter Sixteen” – October 11, 2024
Pachinko Season 2 – Cast & Characters (Who Is In It & Who Are They Playing?)
Pachinko Season 2 stars Youn Yuh-jung as Kim Sunja, Kim Min-ha as young adult Sunja, Yu-na as childhood Sunja, Soji Arai as Baek Mozasu, Jin Ha as Solomon Baek, Yoon Kyung-ho as teenage Solomon, Han Jun-woo as Baek Yoseb, Jeong In-ji as Yangjin, Jung Eun-chae as Kyunghee, Lee Min-ho as Koh Hansu, Kaho Minami as Etsuko, Steve Sang-Hyun Noh as Baek Isak, Anna Sawai as Naomi, Jimmi Simpson as Tom Andrews, and Kim Sung-kyu as Kim Chang-Ho.