Shōgun
2024 | 1 seasons | Drama, War & Politics
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (99%), audiences adore it (8.4/10) and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
Our take: A sweeping historical drama set in feudal Japan, largely in Japanese, with remarkable production and political intrigue.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 2K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
1 win, 0 other nominations — won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
- Box office & staying powerNot counted
1 season
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.3 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Disney Plus
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Cast & crew
Created by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks
- Hiroyuki SanadaYoshii Toranaga
- Cosmo JarvisJohn Blackthorne
- Anna SawaiToda Mariko
- Tadanobu AsanoKashigi Yabushige
- Takehiro HiraIshido Kazunari
- Tommy BastowFather Martin Alvito
- Fumi NikaidoOchiba No Kata / Ruri