The second season of Naseeruddin Shah starrer Taj: Divided by Blood to release on this date

The release date of the second season of the historical drama Taj: Divided by Blood was announced on Thursday. Titled Taj: Reign of Revenge, the second season will premiere on May 12 on ZEE5, with new episodes dropping every Friday.

The story of Taj season 2 begins 15 years after the events of season 1 and charts Salim’s journey from being the exiled enemy of the Mughal empire to seeking revenge in an attempt to become the next Emperor. He is surrounded by enemies from all sides with few allies like Meherunnisa - his new love interest.

The 8-part succession series will continue to star Naseeruddin Shah as King Akbar, Dharmendra as Shaikh Salim Chisti, Aashim Gulati as Prince Salim, Shubham Kumar Mehra as Prince Daniyal, Sandhya Mridul as Queen Jodha Bai, Zareena Wahab as Queen Salima, Queen Ruqaiya Begum as Padma Damodaran, Rahul Bose as Mirza Hakim in key roles and Pankaj Saraswat as Abul Fazl, Aayam Mehta as Badayuni, Digambar Prasad as Man Singh and Shivani Tanksale as Bakht un Nisa in secondary roles. The cast will be joined by Sauraseni Maitra as Meherunnisa [Noor Jahaan], Jiansh Agarwal as Prince Khusrav and Mitansh Lulla as Prince Khurram.

The first season premiered on ZEE5 on March 3.

Read our season on review of Taj: Divided By Blood here.