Shogun (2024): Season 1

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Shogun: The Regents Discuss Lord Toranaga's Impeachment

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Season Details & Credits

FX | Season Premiere Date: February 27, 2024

Summary: In feudal Japan, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), British captain John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) and translator Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai) are brought together as a civil war looms in this limited series adaptation from Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks of James Clavell's novel of the same name (that was also made into a 1980 miniseries).

Creator: Justin Marks

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. A Dream of a Dream
Air Date: April 23, 2024
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S1:E9. Crimson Sky
Air Date: April 16, 2024
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S1:E8. The Abyss of Life
Air Date: April 9, 2024

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Judy Berman

Feb 7, 2024

Shōgun stands apart as a genuine masterpiece. Read full review

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Lili Loofbourow

Feb 27, 2024

“Shogun” is riveting. It’s gorgeous. It’s the TV equivalent of a page-turner. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Mar 7, 2024

Majestic. .... I never wanted to leave this world. Please, FX, never stop aiming this high. [11 - 31 Mar 2024, p.4]

Rob Owen

Feb 22, 2024

The love story is perhaps the least convincing aspect of this iteration of “Shōgun,” but the rest of it feels impressive in its scope, attention to detail and storytelling that sucks viewers in by the end of episode two and holds their attention from then on. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Feb 28, 2024

Whenever things seem like they’re about to slow down to the point where fickle viewers might log on to social media to complain that they don’t understand the plot, a volley of flaming arrows flutters through the air or a sliding door splatters with blood. But it’s equally impressive how often the filmmakers keep you on the edge of your seat wondering if a character will keep their mouth shut. Read full review

The Independent Nick Hilton

Feb 27, 2024

With more sex and violence than the service’s usual fare, it’s an ambitious deviation. But this well-paced and considered saga will reward grown-up viewers and prove that there’s still room for a historical epic among the elves, dragons and zombies of big-budget telly. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Feb 26, 2024

His [Blackthorne's] journey toward “enlightenment” and his unconvincing affair with Mariko are thinly sketched—and, because “Shōgun” is at pains to foreground the regents’ war, he has more to offer the narrative as a source of discord and of new martial technology than as a romantic hero. In theory, elevating Mariko and Toranaga to primary characters is the “correct” update, helping to avoid another “whitewashed” tale about Japan. But both are so bound by repression and secrecy that they’re almost doomed to be dramatically inert. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 27, 2024
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  S1:E10. A Dream of a Dream
  Air Date: April 23, 2024
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  S1:E9. Crimson Sky
  Air Date: April 16, 2024
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  S1:E8. The Abyss of Life
  Air Date: April 9, 2024
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  S1:E7. A Stick of Time
  Air Date: April 2, 2024
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  S1:E6. Ladies of the Willow World
  Air Date: March 26, 2024
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  S1:E5. Broken to the Fist
  Air Date: March 19, 2024
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  S1:E4. The Eightfold Fence
  Air Date: March 12, 2024
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  S1:E3. Tomorrow is Tomorrow
  Air Date: March 5, 2024