Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai Gets Three New Cast Members - Exclusive | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026

Season 2 of Blue Eye Samurai is just around the corner and we have some major casting news just in time for IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition. New episodes of the Netflix animated series drop soon, but you won’t have to wait that long for a brand new sneak peek of the show because IGN can exclusively reveal three new additions to the Blue Eye Samurai cast.

First, Joel Kim Booster will be joining the show as Priest Ando.

Next, here’s a look at Jonathan Pryce at Old Violet.

Finally, we can reveal the very first look at Sherry Cola as Kuma.

For the uninitiated, Blue Eye Samurai is Netflix's gloriously bloody animated revenge drama set in 17th century Japan. It follows Mizu (voiced by Maya Erskine), a swordmaster whose distinctive blue eyes make her an outcast. Disguised as a man and armed with a frankly inspiring talent for slicing and dicing her foes, Mizu embarks on a quest to hunt down the four white men who were illegally living in Japan at the time of her birth in an attempt to find her father. The first season ended with Mizu setting sail for London to continue her search, and we'll get to see what she finds in the city in season 2. I think we can safely assume it's not all going to be cups of tea and crumpets.

Created by Michael Green (his other works includes Logan and Blade Runner 2049) and Amber Noizumi, the series debuted in November 2023 and went on to grab an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, which is a respectable achievement for a show featuring so many severed limbs.

Season 2 will arrive on Netflix in January 2027. A third and final season is planned for 2028, marking an end to Mizu's journey.

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