# “Kingdom” Season 3 Set to Resume in Spring 2021 After Being Halted by COVID-19
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Good news to <em>Kingdom </em>fans! The hit historical epic has just announced that the airing of season 3 is set to resume in spring 2021, aka around the months of March to April.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The third season of <em>Kingdom </em>started airing in Japan last April 5. In that same month, however, the series was announced to be going on hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The third season was only able to air four episodes before being halted indefinitely, with the production committee stating at that time that the declaration of a state of emergency in Japan greatly impacted their production schedule. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The series’ original cast—Masakazu Morita (Shin/Xin), Jun Fukuyama (Ei Sei/Yin Zheng), Rie Kugimiya (Karyou Ten/He Liao Diao), Kentaro Ito (Huan Ji), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Ohon), Hirofumi Nojima (Nouten), Shiro Saito (Biao Gong), Kenkyuu Horiuchi (Wang Jian/Osen), Taiten Kusunoki (Mobu), and Akio Kato (To)—were previously announced to be returning for the new season. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">New cast members are: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anime News Network describes the series’ story as such: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“Hara's historical manga centers around the slave boy Xin and his dream of becoming a great general for the state of Qin. Xin helps Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who shares his desire to unify China, rise to power within the state. Xin does all he can to become a superior commander of an army capable of defeating the Seven Warring States.”</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kingdom</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> season three is based on the manga’s Coalition Invasion arc. The new season is directed by Kenichi Imaizumi (<em>Reborn!, After-School Dice Club</em>), who replaced season 2 director <a href='https://ani.me/akira'>Akira</a> Iwanaga. Season 1 was directed by Jun Kamiya. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Kingdom </span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">is written by Yasuhisa Hara and was launched in Shueisha’s <em>Weekly Shonen Jump </em>in 2006. Studio Pierrot adapted the manga into an anime series and aired the first season in 2012, with the second airing a year after. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Source: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-05/kingdom-anime-season-3-slated-to-resume-in-spring-after-covid-19-delay/.164899">Anime News Network</a></span></p>
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