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Netflix's animated series Blue Eye Samurai first appeared in November 2023, telling the story of Mizu, a mixed-race swordswoman in feudal-era Japan who sets out to hunt down her father, one of four white men she believes to be responsible for the prejudice and hardship she has faced. The show was praised for its animation and storytelling, and it left fans waiting nearly three years to find out what happens next.

Season one ended with Mizu sparing the life of Abijah Fowler, an English arms dealer voiced by Kenneth Branagh, after he convinced her he could lead her to other men who might be her real father. That decision set up the next stage of her journey, which will now play out across two further seasons, with other characters from the first run, including Mizu's apprentice Ringo and Princess Akemi, also facing new challenges at home in Japan following political upheaval.

The confirmation of both a second and third season matters because it settles the show's future in one announcement, rather than leaving fans to wait for renewal news after each run, and marks the story moving beyond Japan into new settings, including London.