A gripping adaptation of James Clavell’s best-selling book, Shōgun combines poetic storytelling
with elaborate production design and gritty action scenes, making this show a stunning
cinematic masterpiece.
The first three episodes of this FX miniseries are now available on Disney+, with new episodes
airing every Tuesday.
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.
