Airing this week on Apple TV+ is the second season of its acclaimed series Pachinko. The new season launches with the first episode on Friday, August 23, followed by new episodes every Friday through October 11. The critically acclaimed, deeply moving series stars Lee Minho, Yuh-Jung Youn, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, Jin Ha, Eunchae Jung, Soji Arai and Sungkyu Kim.

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, told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja. In season two, 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.

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.

Produced for Apple TV+ by the studio Media Res, “Pachinko” is created and written by Soo Hugh who serves as executive producer. The series is executive produced by Media Res' Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer, and Blue Marble Pictures' Theresa Kang. Season two is directed by Leanne Welham, Arvin Chen, and Sang-il Lee.

MINHA KIM plays ‘Younger Sunja’

Minha Kim’s starring role in the critically acclaimed series “Pachinko” is only the Korean actress’s second professional role and her first U.S. production. During an open casting call, Kim’s audition so impressed the filmmakers that she was offered the central role of ‘Young Sunja.’ For her performance, Kim was nominated for a Gotham Award for Outstanding Performance in a New Series and was honored as Breakout in TV at the 2022 Asian American Award’s Unforgettable Gala. The series — which is based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name — won a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series – Long Format, an Independent Spirit Award for Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series, and a Critics Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Series.

Kim made her first on-screen appearance in the Korean short film “Main Street,” which won Best Romantic Comedy Short at the 2020 Indie Short Fest. She is fluent in both Korean and English.

JIN HA plays ‘Solomon’

Jin Ha was seen starring in Thomas Kail’s Broadway production of Hamilton: An American Musical at the Richard Rodgers Theater in the role of ‘Aaron Burr.’ Previous television credits include “Devs” with Nick Offerman and Sonoya Mizuno; season one of the series “Love Life” opposite Anna Kendrick; and the Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning production of "Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert” as ‘Annas’ alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper and Brandon Victor Dixon.

On stage, his past work includes originating the role of ‘Song Liling’ in Julie Taymor’s Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, opposite Clive Owen, and appearing as ‘Hollis Bessemer’ in Sondheim’s Road Show as part of New York City Center’s Encore series.

Soo Hugh serves as showrunner, executive producer, writer and visionary behind the drama series “Pachinko” which debuted on Apple TV+ in March 2022.

In March 2024, it was announced that Hugh signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple TV+ and Media Res. Under the deal, Hugh and her Moonslinger Productions banner will create, write, and produce content for the streaming service and the TV studio and movie production company.

Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Minha Kim, Jin Ha, and creator Soo Hugh about Pachinko Season 2