Pachinko returns with a new trailer and more sweeping drama
The critically acclaimed series returns to Apple TV+ next month
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Two years after its first season, Apple TV+’s adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s bestseller, Pachinko, is poised to make a comeback. Earlier today, the streamer debuted the first trailer for Pachinko’s second season, revealing a new time period and greater challenges. Still anchored in 1989 by Oscar-winner Youn Yuh-jung as Kim Sunja, a Korean immigrant living in Tokyo, the second season moves to the next phase of young Sunja’s life.
In 1945, Osaka, she reunites with Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) after 14 years apart. Set during the final days of World War II, Sunja must prepare for the next phase of her life as the U.S. lays waste to the country. Meanwhile, in 1989, Sunja’s grandson, Solomon, is at the end of his rope and, according to the synopsis, “exploring new, humble beginnings.”