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“Shogun” is an American historical drama television miniseries that premiered in 2024. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell and is a reimagining of the story previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries.
The show’s narrative follows the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds set in feudal Japan. The main characters include John Blackthorne, an English sailor who becomes shipwrecked in Japan, and Lord Yoshii Toranaga, a powerful daimyo.
The character of Blackthorne is inspired by the historical figure William Adams, an English navigator who became a samurai under Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who is the basis for Toranaga.
The series, created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, features an ensemble cast with a majority of Japanese actors and dialogue predominantly in Japanese. It spans 10 episodes, each running between 53 to 70 minutes, and was released on FX on Hulu and FX from February 27 to April 23, 2024[^1^]. The series has been praised for its directing, writing, visuals, production values, and performances, as well as its faithfulness to the source material.
