Having created something of a stir with its Super Bowl teaser, the wait is now over for FX Network’s all-new adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 bestselling samurai novel Shōgun.
Set in 1600 in feudal Japan, the action-drama centers around marooned sailor John Blackthorne (played by Peaky Blinders star Cosmo Jarvis) and his rise from English outsider to samurai while being used as a pawn in Lord Yoshii Toranaga’s struggle to reach the top of the country’s ruling order.
Helmed by Justin Marks, whose credits include Top Gun: Maverick, alongside his wife Rachel Kondo, the 10-episode series also stars Hiroyuki Sanada, who served as the series’ producer, as Toranaga. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters actress Anna Sawai plays mysterious Christian noblewoman Lady Mariko.
The new series marks the second time the novel has inspired a limited TV series, with a 1980 adaptation starring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada proving a huge worldwide hit.
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Release date and where to watch Shōgun
Shōgun is set to premiere in the US with its first two episodes set to be broadcast back to back on Hulu at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Both episodes will also debut on linear TV station FX on Feb. 27, at 10 p.m. ET. The remaining eight episodes will be released on a weekly basis at the same time on both platforms from then on.
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