Blue Eye Samurai returns in January 2027 as final season begins
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Netflix has confirmed that Blue Eye Samurai's second season will arrive in January 2027, ending an almost three-year wait since the animated revenge series debuted, and revealed a new detail: its third and final season is already in production, meaning the show's full story is now guaranteed to conclude without another lengthy gap. The news was unveiled alongside a 90-second teaser at Anime NYC on 20 August, giving fans a firm release window at last for the continuation of Mizu's hunt for her father.
The teaser shows Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine) sailing to London with arms dealer Abijah Fowler (Kenneth Branagh) to trace two men who could be her father, honouring the bargain struck at the end of season one; their voyage is struck by a storm that sweeps sailors overboard, and Mizu later wakes on deck with a sword at her throat, apparently held by a now-freed Fowler, echoing footage from June's Annecy Festival suggesting the pair had grown unexpectedly close. The clip does not reveal the allies left behind in Japan, though earlier previews confirmed apprentice Ringo (Masi Oka) is seeking new purpose and Princess Akemi (Brenda Song) is navigating royal politics after the Shogun's death.
- Season two confirmed for January 2027, nearly three years after season one
- Netflix also revealed season three, the finale, is already in production
- Teaser shows Mizu and Fowler sailing to London amid a storm
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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.
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Originally published by Polygon as “Netflix’s Near-Perfect Revenge Thriller Blue Eye Samurai Is Getting a Third Season”.