Suzunoki’s original manga centers around obstetrician Sakura Kōnotori, who is also a jazz pianist by night.
The new series is set two years after the first series, and will include more stories based on the original manga.
The official website for the live-action television series adaptation of Yū Suzunoki’s Kōnodori (The Stork) manga revealed on Tuesday that Seika Furuhata will join the cast of the show’s second season as neonatal intensive care unit nurse Risako Asō.
Kodansha published the manga’s 18th compiled book volume on June 23, and will publish the 19th volume on September 22.