‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Trailer: Lee Min-ho and Minha Kim Reunite During World War II in Generation-Spanning Drama
variety.comJack Dunn Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “Pachinko” Season 2. Based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee, the second eight-episode season will premiere globally Aug.
23. “Pachinko” chronicles four generations of a Korean family who moved to Japan before the start of World War II. According to an official synopsis for Season 2, “the parallel stories pick up in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II, and in Tokyo in 1989, which finds Solomon exploring new, humble beginnings.” In the trailer, Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) reunites with Teen Sunja (Minha Kim) in war-torn Osaka, Japan after almost two decades apart. “It’s been 14 years.
How did you find me?” Sunja asks upon seeing Hansu. “I never lost you,” he responds. Other cast members for Season 2 include Yuh-Jung Youn, Jin Ha, newly minted Emmy nominee Anna Sawai, Eunchae Jung, Soji Arai, Junwoo Han, Jimmi Simpson and Sungkyu Kim.
The first season of “Pachinko,” which premiered in March of 2022, was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding main title design.
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