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If you thought the January 2027 release date and the stunning first-look images for\u00a0Blue Eye Samurai\u00a0Season 2 were the only treats Netflix had in store for us this weekend, think again. In a massive show of confidence, Netflix has officially renewed the Emmy-winning animated epic for Season 3!<\/p>\n
Even better? The wait won\u2019t be nearly as grueling this time around. Netflix confirmed that Season 3 is already slated to hit our screens in\u00a02028.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bombshell announcement was made during Netflix\u2019s stacked panel at Anime NYC this weekend, turning what was already a massive news day for the show into an all-out celebration for fans of Mizu\u2019s blood-soaked journey.<\/p>\n
Here is a breakdown of the massive news out of Anime NYC for Blue Eye Samurai.<\/p>\n
Season 3 is Officially Happening (and Coming Soon!)<\/p>\n
Creators Michael Green and Amber Noizumi have previously stated that they had a multi-season plan mapped out for Mizu\u2019s tale of revenge. With Season 2 shifting the narrative to 17th-century London, an early greenlight for Season 3 ensures that the creative team can keep the momentum going without skipping a beat and indeed, we\u2019ve known for well over a year now that seasons 2 and 3 were being produced together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Episode count is currently unknown, but as we\u2019ve covered elsewhere, season 2 will consist of six episodes, so don\u2019t be surprised if season 3 has the same count. Season 3 is expected to be the final season, given it was described as an \u201cepic conclusion production announcement,\u201d per IGN<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The most exciting part of the announcement is the\u00a02028 release window. While fans have had to endure a multi-year wait between the first season and the upcoming January 2027 release of Season 2, it seems the production pipeline is now operating at full steam, drastically reducing the wait time for the third outing.<\/p>\n Anime NYC Attendees Got a Season 2 Exclusive<\/p>\n While the rest of the world was busy digesting the brand-new teaser trailer and the two new official screenshots of Mizu looking battle-ready on the docks, the lucky crowd at Anime NYC got something even better. Netflix treated the audience to an exclusive, closed-doors screening of the first 10 minutes of Season 2, of which we\u2019ll have more coverage on soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Netflix is keeping the actual footage locked in the vault for now, attendees have been buzzing about the opening sequence. Based on the official teaser that was released to the public, it\u2019s safe to assume those opening 10 minutes detail the harrowing, stormy sea voyage teased at the end of Season 1, featuring Mizu and a captive Abijah Fowler on their way to Europe.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s recap all the news for Blue Eye Samurai today:<\/p>\n Season 2 Release Window:\u00a0Officially confirmed for January 2027<\/a>. We will continue to track all the latest news, casting updates, and exact release dates for both Season 2 and Season 3 as soon as Netflix provides them. For now, you can check out our updated\u00a0Everything We Know About Blue Eye Samurai Season 2<\/a>\u00a0preview,<\/a> which we\u2019ll be bringing fully up to date in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n Are you thrilled about the early Season 3 renewal? How jealous are you of the Anime NYC crowd right now? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Picture Credit: Netflix If you thought the January 2027 release date and the stunning first-look images for\u00a0Blue Eye…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-862773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFirst Looks:\u00a0Two brand-new images showing Mizu in her new blue attire, gripping her meteorite sword.
\nTeaser Trailer:\u00a0A brief but brutal look at the smog-filled streets of London and Mizu doing what she does best in a European tavern.
\nSeason 3 Renewal:\u00a0Officially greenlit and arriving in 2028.<\/p>\n