Shōgun (2024)
An epic saga of war, passion, and power set in Feudal Japan.
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.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 27 February 2024 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama, War & Politics |
| Created by | Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks |
| Starring | Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis and Anna Sawai |
| Seasons | 1 season, 10 episodes |
| Episode length | about 59 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 10 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | Q123434360 8/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 99/100 · TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Shōgun
Shōgun is streaming on Disney+ ($15.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Hulu ($18.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Disney+, or $15.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Shōgun is a bilingual drama that moves with the patience of a sword draw. Ten episodes, roughly 10 hours of runtime, commit to the weight of 1600 Japan. The hook is cultural friction: an English sailor crashes into a world where his language is a liability, not a tool. Hiroyuki Sanada plays the daimyo, Cosmo Jarvis the sailor. The show trusts silence. It does not explain the politics; it lets you feel the temperature drop. If you want a plot that treats intelligence as a survival mechanism, this is it.
Where it left its mark
Takashi Murakami cited the first season as a major influence on his 2024 Gagosian show. IGN named the series the best TV show of 2024. The show became the second non-English language series nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, following Squid Game in 2022, and the first to win it. Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada won Primetime Emmy Awards for their leads. Sawai became the first Asian to win her category. Sanada was the second Asian to win his, after Lee Jung-jae in 2022.
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Sources
- Shōgun on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q56276181 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Shōgun (2024 TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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