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2024 – 2026 · Series · TV-MA

Shōgun

CriticsCritics: 92
AudienceAudience: 8.5

In Japan in 1600, a powerful lord faces danger as his political rivals unite amid the threat of civil war. When a European ship is found stranded in a fishing village, its arrival draws an outsider into a complex world of competing loyalties, customs, and struggles for power.

My take

You may enjoy this if you like patient historical dramas filled with political maneuvering, cultural tensions, and vivid period detail; Not for you if you want fast pacing or frequent large-scale battles.

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Cast

Hiroyuki SanadaCosmo JarvisAnna SawaiTadanobu AsanoTakehiro HiraTommy BastowFumi NikaidoNestor Carbonell

Directors

Charlotte BrändströmFrederick E. O. ToyeJonathan van TullekenTakeshi FukunagaHiromi KamataEmmanuel Osei-KuffourJr.

If tonight is a Shōgun night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.