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SHŌGUN
Air Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Time Slot: 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST on FX ON HULU
Episode Title: (#101/102) "Anjin / Servants of Two Masters"
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February 27

FX's Shōgun: Limited Series Premiere (2/27)

FX's Shōgun, an original adaptation of James Clavell's bestselling novel, is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer Hiroyuki Sanada stars as "Lord Yoshii Toranaga" who 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, its English pilot, "John Blackthorne" (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne's own enemies - the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga's and Blackthorne's fates become inextricably tied to their translator, "Toda Mariko" (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line.

While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.

The 10-episode limited series features an acclaimed Japanese cast, unprecedented for an American production, including Tadanobu Asano as "Kashigi Yabushige," a notorious backstabber and close ally of Toranaga; Hiroto Kanai as "Kashigi Omi," the young leader of the fishing village where Blackthorne's ship was found; Takehiro Hira as "Ishido Kazunari," a powerful bureaucrat who is Toranaga's chief rival; Moeka Hoshi as "Usami Fuji," a widow who must find new purpose amidst her lord's fight; Tokuma Nishioka as "Toda Hiromatsu," Toranaga's trusted general and closest friend; Shinnosuke Abe as "Buntaro" ("Toda Hirokatsu"), Mariko's jealous husband; Yuki Kura as "Yoshii Nagakado," the brash son of Toranaga with a strong desire to prove himself; Yuka Kouri as "Kiku," a courtesan renowned for her artistry throughout Japan; and Fumi Nikaido as "Ochiba no Kata," the revered mother of the heir who will stop at nothing to put an end to Toranaga and his threat to her son's power.

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SHŌGUN (FX ON HULU)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/27/24 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (10 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 2 & 3 "in development" on 5/16/24
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's web site, February 2024) Based on James Clavell’s novel, FX’s Shōgun is set 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.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ako as Daiyoin 'Lady Iyo'
· Anna Sawai as Lady Mariko
· Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne
· Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata
· Hiro Kanagawa as Igarashi
· Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi
· Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga
· Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji
· Nestor Carbonell as Rodrigues
· Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Hiroshige 'Buntaro'
· Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige
· Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari
· Tokuma Nishioka as Toda Hiromatsu
· Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito
· Toshi Toda as Sugiyama
· Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji
· Yoriko Doguchi as Kiri no Kata
· Yuka Kouri as Kiku
· Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado
CREW INFORMATION:
· Allon Reich as CO-EP
· Andrew Macdonald as CO-EP
· Edward L. McDonnell as EP
· Hiroyuki Sanada as PROD
· James Clavell as BOOK
· Jonathan van Tulleken as CO-EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Justin Marks as CRTR/EP
· Michael De Luca as EP
· Michaela Clavell as EP
· Rachel Kondo as CRTR/SP
· Shannon Goss as CO-EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FX Productions