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Shōgun - Season 1 (2024)

3,87 168 votes

Alternative title: Shogun

IMDb score: 8,6 (241.851)

Episodes: 10

Playing time: 9 hour and 44 minutes

Developed by: Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks

Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis and Anna Sawai

Origin: United States

First aired on: FX (Verenigde Staten)

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Shōgun plot

British sailor John Blackthorne is an outsider who ends up in Japan in the seventeenth century. There he trains to become a samurai and is used as a pawn by the leader Yoshii Toranaga to increase his power.

Episodes Season 1 (2024)

  1. 1. Anjin

    27 February 2024 (1 hour and 10 minutes)

  2. 2. Servants of Two Masters

    27 February 2024 (58 minutes)

  3. 3. Tomorrow Is Tomorrow

    5 March 2024 (53 minutes)

  4. 4. The Eightfold Fence

    12 March 2024 (56 minutes)

  5. 5. Broken to the Fist

    19 March 2024 (56 minutes)

  6. 6. Ladies of the Willow World

    26 March 2024 (56 minutes)

  7. 7. A Stick of Time

    2 April 2024 (55 minutes)

  8. 8. The Abyss of Life

    9 April 2024 (58 minutes)

  9. 9. Crimson Sky

    16 April 2024 (1 hour)

  10. 10. A Dream of a Dream

    23 April 2024 (1 hour and 02 minutes)

Reviews & comments

avatar van AllesAlGezien

AllesAlGezien

  • 44 messages
  • 59 votes

Great series. Unlike many series these days, this is authentic, exciting, political and well acted.

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cdman19800

  • 179 messages
  • 1615 votes

For the first time, a series that really does justice to the feeling and atmosphere of the book. And this in a masterful way with beautiful images and environments and excellent casting and acting.

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FlorisV

  • 1859 messages
  • 798 votes

Disappointing.

A very long drawn out version of the old miniseries. And the finale doesn't feel final at all.

There are also some differences in terms of story. And no matter how well Cosmo Jarvis acts, unfortunately he cannot match Richard Chamberlain in terms of charisma. On the other hand, Hiroyuki Sanada plays a convincing role as the threatened local prince Toragana, because he shows sufficient weight as a leader but also clearly struggles with difficult choices. And Lady Mariko is also well cast.

The main problem with the series is a lack of pacing. Furthermore, the series has a certain monotony. We don't see a very colorful Japan, everything looks dark and gloomy. The dialogues are often somewhat formal, as you would expect. The raw Game Of Thrones style isn't too bad, it's not like you get a pair of breasts made to order every few episodes, including a tamping session. It is only bloody at times. The emphasis is on intrigue and power play, in addition to the difficult position of Blackthorne, whose life is never completely secure. It's mainly a lot of talking.

I'm not jubilant after this (apparently only) season. It was entertaining from time to time and therefore seemed worth continuing to watch, but it simply lacks pace and commitment, in addition to visual flair, despite costuming and a heavy dose of computer animation.

The ending is a complete disappointment, what an unsatisfactory ending, a real disappointment with such a weak ending to the story.

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