AceShowbiz - FX's critically-acclaimed series "Shogun" will seemingly return for season 2. According to multiple reports, star Hiroyuki Sanada has signed a deal with FX to return as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in the Japan-set historical series.

Sources told The Hollywood Reported that Sanada signed an "if-come" deal which would see the series star and producer return if the network successfully extends the series. It means that Sanada will reprise his role should a second season of "Shogun" be greenlit.

It's said that Cosmo Jarvis would likely also return to once again play Pilot-Major John Blackthorne if the show gets a renewal. Before FX can formally order a season 2 of "Shogun", the network has to sort things out behind the scenes.

"Shogun" was originally billed as a limited series. However, the network is reportedly planning to move it into the drama categories in this year's Emmy race. Should it work, "Shogun" will go against fellow drama contenders "The Crown", "The Morning Show" and "Fallout". Meanwhile, their opponents if they remain in limited series categories would be "Baby Reindeer", "Fellow Travelers", "Ripley" and "True Detective: Night Country".

Written by Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, "Shogun" centers on a shipwrecked English sailor who gets wrapped up in the blood-splattered chessboard of feudal Japanese politics. Based on James Clavell's 1975 novel of the same name, the big-budget series is set in the 17th century and across multiple continents.

"Shogun", which debuted on February 27, marks the network's biggest Hulu premiere, surpassing "The Bear" season 2 with 9 million views across Hulu, Disney+ and Star+ in its first six days of availability. Additionally, Disney said in March that those numbers were the best worldwide debut to date for a general entertainment scripted series.

Back in February, CEO John Landgraf shared his thoughts on renewing "Shogun" for a sophomore season. "It depends on how successful it is and whether there's an appetite for it," he told The Hollywood Reporter at the time. "Ultimately, the audience gets to decide whether it's something they want."

"I would hope if we were able do something like that it wouldn't take 11 years. So no, I can't imagine spending another 11 years working on something else, but working hard on something to get it right and make it big and detailed as well as really deep in terms of character and the human condition, as long as there's appetite for that in the viewers, I think it'll be possible at times to do that kind of work," he added.