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Season 2 – Pachinko

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Season 2 – Pachinko

Aug 2024

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100+ Ratings

The hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

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Critics Consensus

Pachinko's second season continues the travails and triumphs of the Baek family with ever-expanding breadth without missing a beat, further cementing this soulful series as one of television's best.

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Alan Sepinwall

Rolling Stone

09/23/2024

It continues to be a beautiful showcase for its great cast and its gifted crew. It was, and is, special.

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Roxana Hadadi

New York Magazine/Vulture

09/17/2024

Pachinko doesn’t need to rig the game when its strengths already give it such an edge.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

08/27/2024

3/4

The performances remain uniformly excellent, especially Ha and Youn as Sunja at two distinct, but no less profound, eras in her life.

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William Schwartz

Book & Film Globe

03/06/2025

Pachinko features compelling characters because of the choices they make, rather than the rationalizations they use to pretend like they didn’t have choices at all.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

10/15/2024

There’s probably not a better show on television. Every episode feels like a movie directed by an A-list director. There’s so much history here, told from a perspective most Americans never see.

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Daniel Chin

The Ringer

08/31/2024

With perhaps the exception of the show’s wonderful, updated opening title sequence, what is immediately striking about Pachinko’s new season is how beautifully rendered and immersive its world continues to be.

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C F

@RT94141128 Nov 30

This season was even better than the first. I won’t renew my Apple TV subscription until they green light a third season. Beautiful story telling and character development. Love this part of the Korean diaspora being depicted on screen.

Sarah Y

@RT07993544 Aug 5

Truly a masterpiece. The storytelling is perfect, must watch!

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@RT75584273 Jun 24

本作在终战前后的背景下继续深入到个人视角中，以无法挣脱的历史记忆和民族身份串起两条故事线上形形色色的人物，在无数次的人生选择中对不可逃避的命运做出各不相同的回应。第五集开篇的视角选择独树一帜，以在长崎军工厂工作的朝鲜人的视角构筑起核爆时刻的丰富层次，冷冽沉静的影像直指东亚民族矛盾深处，足以令观众回味不已。

timmy b

@TimmyBlue 04/02/2025

This show is an epic, cinematic masterpiece for television. It’s brilliant. The Actors are absolutely incredible. The Directing beautiful. And Writing powerful, profound & all so human in our many vulnerable sensibilities. Apple does what other Streamers try but fail….they Curate rather then flood the screen with drivel. This is a timeless Series that is more memorable & more important than the latest forgettable “it” thing. I adore this Project & hope there’s a few more seasons to explore this family’s complex characters.

Jennifer L

@RT42247087 03/21/2025

I couldn’t believe Season One was not nominated for more awards. This series was excellent. Beautiful acting and scenery. A well done adaptation of the novel.

Tom F

@RT55173143 01/22/2025

A difficult story beautifully told, the second season is even better than the first.

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Youn Yuh-jung

Older Sunja

Lee Min-ho

Hansu

Kim Min-ha

Teenage Sunja

Jin Ha

Solomon

Soji Arai

Mozasu

Episode 1

Aired Aug 23, 2024

Chapter Nine

World War II forces Sunja to make decisions for her family's survival; pushed to the edge, Solomon takes a stand.

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Episode 2

Aired Aug 30, 2024

The family reunites with a loved one and confronts a harsh reality; Solomon makes a discovery that could prove beneficial.

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Episode 3

Aired Sep 6, 2024

Chapter Eleven

Sunja and the children flee Osaka only to find their new location has its own challenges; Solomon's past leads him to new beginnings.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 13, 2024

Chapter Twelve

As new relationships blossom, a tragedy threatens to destroy everything; Sunja meets a close friend of Solomon's.

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Episode 5

Aired Sep 20, 2024

Chapter Thirteen

The family's fight for survival begins anew as WWII reaches the home front; a surprise figure thwarts Solomon's perfect plan.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 27, 2024

Five years after the war has ended, Hansu is at the top of the criminal underworld but his riches come at a great price.

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Episode 7

Aired Oct 4, 2024

Mr. Kim faces a difficult choice between the woman he loves and his homeland; both Solomon and Mozasu execute ruthless plans.

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Episode 8

Aired Oct 11, 2024

Noa uncovers the truth; Solomon learns of an old enemy's fate; Sunja must decide between her past and her future.

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