{
  "id": 2380111,
  "title": "Blue Eye Samurai’s second season will hit Netflix in January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/blue-eye-samurais-second-season-will-hit-netflix-in-january",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/streaming/983203/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date-renewal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netflix has announced the second season of the animated series Blue Eye Samurai, set to debut in January 2027. The announcement comes with the release of the first trailer, which concludes with the revelation that the new season will be available on the streaming platform in January 2027. Blue Eye Samurai, co-created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, follows the story of Mizu, a samurai who conceals her gender and mixed-race heritage after experiencing discrimination, on a personal quest for revenge. The series has been confirmed for a third and final season, providing fans with more content to look forward to.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Netflix Drops Trailers for ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Season 2, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 and More at Anime NYC 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/netflix-drops-trailers-for-blue-eye-samurai-season-2-cyberpunk",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:00:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}