Pachinko creator Soo Hugh talks about the long-term plan for the Apple TV+ drama series, teasing future seasons and more stories beyond Min Jin Lee's bestseller. The series, while being mostly faithful to Lee's novel, uses a non-linear timeline when telling the story of Sunja moving from her home country to Japan across four generations, weaving intimate family drama with historical events. With season 2 taking more risks and venturing beyond the source material, the future of Pachinko and its characters sparks interest.

In an interview with Deadline, Hugh spoke about the show's future, teasing that "the dream is three or four seasons." Together with her writing them, they are taking the story beyond the pages. She also stated that Apple has "encouraged" them to "start thinking about" the future past season 2. The creator revealed that "the idea was that the past and present collide," which has been "the big plan.