Set in the 17th Century, the story is told from the perspective of British hero John Blackthorne, a sailor who rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga's struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun.
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Shōgun Ratings & Reviews
- Cubane7d agoA truly worthy remake of the original 1980 miniseries. It also focuses on the book rather than the actual history, but still hits the mark where it counts. The political complexity of feudal Japan on display here is some of the best I've ever seen. The battle scenes are brutally realistic, and the actors' performances are extremely consistent. Watching this before visiting the exhibits in Nikko is highly recommended, it really brings to life the times of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Pontus LFebruary 19, 2026A great show that flew under my radar entirely. Great writing & storytelling with even better performances by the cast.
- dodgyroge74@yahoo.co.ukSeptember 24, 2025Great series, but let down a bit towards the end, building up to something that never happened.
- Rick MastersSeptember 11, 2025Not since GOT have I been so totally engrossed in a series... SHOGUN is phenomenal in its World building, its writing, its beauty. I perhaps wanted a little more in its closing episodes but if the quality of its parts and the story continues to grow as it has in season 1, then it’s subsequent seasons will be something very special indeed.
- Daniel MorrishFebruary 2, 2025A modern masterpiece. An incredible historical epic about Japanese power play, a 'fish out of water' and catholic meddling in the time of the samurai warlords. Beautiful, bloody and brilliant!
- PI_3XSeptember 5, 2025Absolute cinema. As close to perfect as a tv show can reasonably be.
- neuroparadoxJuly 29, 2025I hope ALL those hairstyles come back now. Especially Mariko's 😍 ....and Omi's 🤣
- YannickMgnApril 14, 2025One of the tv show ever
- AdamJune 30, 2025i am sort of a Anjin myself
- Thomas LindemansMay 3, 2025Initially rather slow, but with an excellent build-up of tension from the middle of the season onwards.
- parktool69December 1, 2024not for me
Shōgun Trivia
Shōgun has 1 season.
Shōgun has 10 episodes.
The key characters in Shōgun are Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai).
Shōgun was directed by Frederick E. O. Toye, Jonathan van Tulleken, Charlotte Brändström, Hiromi Kamata, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr., Takeshi Fukunaga.
Shōgun was produced by Erin Smith, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Winchester, Jamie Vega Wheeler.
Set in the 17th Century, the story is told from the perspective of British hero John Blackthorne, a sailor who rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga's struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shogun.
Shōgun is rated TV-MA.
Shōgun is a Drama, Action, Adventure show.
Shōgun has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Shōgun episodes are 60m long.
There is no information yet from the studio on if there will be another season.