Studio Dragon Announces the Production of Arthdal Chronicles Season 2, Casting and Filming Start Date Not Yet Confirmed

Well if I was a betting person I would not put all my money on this horse, but I can see why the investors conceivably believe it could beat it to ground to see if pumping more money in can recoup some of the loses and maybe even end up a moneymaker. Production house Studio Dragon announced today that it is confirmed for sure to produce season 2 of Arthdal Chronicles, the most expensive K-drama ever made that was split into two sections in airing the first season and ended on a major cliffhanger with barely any story tapped yet and plenty left to tell. The question is whether there is enough people still interesting in what’s left to tell, I know there are ardent and diehard fans waiting for another season the question is how many are out there and if there is a second season the regular viewers and even new viewers will tune in. I was SO DAMN EXCITED for this drama when it was announced and the full year leading up to the release, Song Joong Ki in an epic swashbuckling sageuk was so much squeeeeee.

And then I watched the first episode and went “WTF did I just watch?” The second episode was even worse, Mr. Koala actually mocked me for watching as he glanced over on some scenes, and he never mocks any K-dramas I watch because he knows even the silliest ones can be endearing to me. It was like someone said “Let’s make a K-drama Game of Thrones, add caveman era flower children, and make sure to not hire a lighting guy during nighttime filming”, and sadly someone with the purse strings replied “Great idea, here’s a bucket load of cash make it happen!” It marginally got better when the guyliner devilish plotting twin showed up but that was it in terms of positives. The reason I thought there was no way a season 2 would happen is that I cannot believe Song Joong Ki would return for it, unless he was contractually obligated to do so. Turns out season 2 will happen with or without the same cast as Studio Dragon confirmed it’s still in discussions with the cast and K-ent insiders are saying Jang Dong Gun has a chance of returning. Look, stranger things have happened with changes in male/female leads even DURING an airing drama so to swap out the lead(s) for season 2 of Arthdal will not be a dealbreaker.