Shōgun

About Shōgun

In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.

Shōgun is a war and politics series that airs on FX and Hulu. Its themes are samurai, fish out of water, 17th century, and civil war.

Since February 2024 it has reached one season of 10 episodes. It is still in production.

Hiroyuki Sanada appears as Yoshii Toranaga, Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, and Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige. It is adapted from a novel. It was produced by FX Productions, Gate 34, and Michael De Luca Productions.

It streams on Disney Plus and Hulu in the United States. Dororo, Shōgun, and BLUE EYE SAMURAI make useful companions to Shōgun, all filed under japan and jidaigeki. TMDB voters put it at 8.4 out of 10 across 1,976 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.