Warning: Spoilers for the Pachinko season 2 finale ahead.Pachinko Season 3 gets a candid from creator Su Yu, who opens up about the show’s viewers. Returning to Apple TV+ with widespread acclaim, the adaptation of the 2017 novel by author Min Jin Lee approaches its second installment by building on the strong foundation of its debut year. All this builds to a Pachinko Season 2 finale, which leaves the historical drama with plenty of room to grow, although a renewal has yet to be announced.
TVLine Talked to Yu about the chances of Pachinko coming back for season 3. The creator and executive producer notes that she Didn’t hear anything about a renewal and said the focus was on celebrating season 2. Still, in the quote below, Yu gives a reflective response to why the acclaimed adaptation didn’t break the streaming charts:
When I pitched to Apple and the buyers now five, six years ago, I pitched the whole thing [three-season] storyline. But we’re waiting for news on Season 3 – it’s out of our hands – and we’re also celebrating Season 2, making sure we can enjoy it. It’s hard, because there are so many shows. So it feels like, “How do we get our show out there, how do we get more eyeballs? How do we get more people to fall in love with it like you did?”
The show may still break out
With each chapter of the Apple TV + series fill in the blanks in the story, and go back to the Pachinko Season 2 premiere, the finale delivers several stories. Noa (Kang Tae-Ju) finally learns that Hansu (Lee Min-ho) is his fatherBut this does not stop the young Noah from building his own path after saying goodbye to the younger Sunj (Minah Kim). There are also changes in the 1980s timeline, namely with the older Sunja (Youn Yuh-jung) and her fraught friendship with Kato (Jun Kunimura).
But will the audience get to see the sequel for the rest of the PachinkoThe cast of characters, including the financial dealings enjoyed by Solomon (Jin Ha), Naomi (Anna Savai), and Tom (Jimmy Simpson), depends on the reaction of Apple TV + to season 2. Although it is true that the Acclaimed adaptation has not yet broken out, it may be right on the cusp, especially thanks to the fact that The streamer recently struck a deal with Prime Video to include Apple TV+ as a subscription add-onThus giving more viewers the chance to tune in.
Our take on Pachinko Season 3
Su Yu should get to finish the story
The series was embraced by critics, with season 2 Get 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on a relatively modest sample size of over 35 reviews. Although the first installment of Pachinko Also praised, with a slightly lower approval rating of 97% from critics on RT, the show’s second outing saw a relative uptick in buzz and discussion as audiences discovered Sunja’s family saga at their pace.
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As shown by the likes of Reservation dogs And Slow HorsesAlso on Apple TV+, some streaming originals take time to build their viewership. Considering it’s one of the most well-acted, well-written, and beautifully-directed stories on television, Pachinko Earns the right to bow out on his own terms.
Source: TVLine