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Shōgun (2024)
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Synopsis
An Englishman's journey in feudal Japan, navigating power and intrigue
After a shipwreck near the Izu Peninsula, John Blackthorne, an English sailor, becomes the first Englishman to set foot in Japan. In a society driven by power and aspiring for the role of Shōgun (the leader of Japan), Blackthorne aligns himself with Lord Toronaga's household. Within this environment of palace intrigue, he meets a conflicted female samurai named Lady Mariko.
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Hiroyuki Sanada leads adaptation of beloved James Clavell novel
Shōgun is an historical drama miniseries co-created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on James Clavell's novel of the same name which released in 1975. Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune starred in the previous television adaptation which aired on NBC in 1980.
Justin Marks has contributed to projects like Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, The Jungle Book and Top Gun: Maverick while Rachel Kondo is an O. Henry Award finalist for her short story "Girl of Few Seasons." Both Marks and Kondo also take on the role of executive producers for Shōgun, alongside Edward L. McDonnell, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Michael De Luca and Michaela Clavell. Noteworthy producers include lead star Hiroyuki Sanada and Eriko Miyagawa. The series is directed by Jonathan van Tulleken (who oversees the first two episodes), along with Charlotte Brändström, Hiromi Kamata and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour.
Cosmo Jarvis portrays the role of Pilot Major John Blackthorne in the miniseries with Hiroyuki Sanada starring as Lord Yoshii Toranaga. The additional cast includes Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige, Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata, Tokuma Nishioka as Toda "Iron Fist" Hiromatsu, Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari, Ako as Daiyoin Lady Iyo, Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Buntaro, Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji, Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi, Toshi Toda as Sugiyama, Hiro Kanagawa as Igurashi and Néstor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues. Shōgun was released on Hulu on February 27, 2024.
Production News
- August 3, 2018
- An adaptation of James Clavell's novel titled Shōgun has been announced by FX, with a 10-episode limited series in development. (Source: Deadline)
- February 4, 2019
- Filming was supposed to begin in March 2019 in Japan and the United Kingdom, however it was delayed because the network felt that the production was not ready and needed improvement. FX CEO John Landgraf revealed, "Our bottom line was – we just said, we need to slow down and we’ve got to aim higher." (Source: Deadline)
- January 23, 2020
- The original series writer, Ronan Bennett, could not continue working on the scripts for Shōgun. As a result, Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo took over the writing responsibilities and essentially had to start over. The rest of the writing team includes producers Shannon Goss and Matt Lambert, script editor Maegan Houang and staff writer Emily Yoshida. (Source: Deadline)
- May 24, 2021
- The lead roles in Shōgun are announced to be portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis. (Source: Variety)
- November 7, 2023
- The official teaser for Shōgun was released. It gave a brief glimpse of the grand scale and intense moments that can be expected in the upcoming miniseries. (Source: YouTube)
- February 7, 2024
- A new featurette is released offering a detailed look at the production with brief interviews with the cast and crew. (Source: YouTube)
- February 12, 2024
- A new extended trailer is released teasing both the intimate relationships and the epic scale of the series. (Source: YouTube)
- February 27, 2024
- Shōgun was released on Hulu. (Source: Hulu)
