Shōgun (upcoming TV series)

Shōgun (upcoming TV series)
Shōgun is an upcoming American period drama television limited series based on the 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell that is set to premiere on FX on Hulu. 'Shogun' was also adapted into a drama series in 1980, starring Toshiro Mifune.
Premise
Shōgun follows "the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai: John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo, at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and allegiance".
Cast
Cosmo Jarvis as Pilot Major John Blackthorne
Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko
Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabu
Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata (Lady Ochiba)
Tokuma Nishioka as Toda Hiromatsu
Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari
Ako as Daiyoin Lady Iyo
Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Buntaro
Yasunari Takeshima as Mura
Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi
Toshi Toda as Sugiyama
Hiro Kanagawa as Igurashi
Junichi Tajiri as Uejiro
Néstor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues
Yuki Kura as Yoshi Nagakado
Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito
Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji
Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri No Kata
Yuka Kouri as Kiku
Yuki Kedoin as Takemaru
Mako Fujimoto as Shizu No Kata
Episodes
The sixth and eighth episodes are directed by Hiromi Kamata and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, respectively. Takeshi Fukunaga directed one episode of the series. The fourth through tenth episodes are written by Nigel Williams and Emily Yoshida, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, Matt Lambert, Shannon Goss, Rachel Kondo & Caillin Puente, and Maegan Houang & Emily Yoshida, respectively.
Production
Development
During the Television Critics Association's annual summer press tour in August 2018, FX announced to make a new adaptation of Shogun and had given the production a straight-to-series order. Executive producers were expected to include Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell, Tim Van Patten, Eugene Kelly, and Ronan Bennett. Rachel Bennette is set as a supervising producer, Tom Winchester as a producer, Georgina Pope as a co-producer, and Eriko Miyagawa as an associate producer. Patten will also direct for the series as Bennett will also write. FX Productions and DNA Television are slated to serve as production companies for the series. Sanada serves as a Producer. The 10-episode limited series is produced by FX Productions.
Filming
Principal photography for the series was scheduled to commence in March 2019 in Japan and the United Kingdom, but was delayed because the network felt that the production wasn't in good enough shape and that they wanted to aim higher. In January 2020, it was revealed that after original writer Ronan Bennett was no longer available to keep working on scripts, they started over from scratch with new writer and executive producer Justin Marks, working alongside his wife, supervising producer Rachel Kondo. The series’ writing team also includes co-executive producer Shannon Goss, consulting producer Matt Lambert, script editor Maegan Houang and staff writer Emily Yoshida. Principal photography for the series began on September 22, 2021, in Vancouver, and lasted until June 30, 2022, a full two months over the expected timeframe. A Japanese Pine tree used on set was donated and planted after filming to the City Hall of Port Moody.
References
External links
2020s American drama television miniseries
English-language television shows
Upcoming drama television series
Television series set in feudal Japan
FX on Hulu original programming
Television shows based on American novels
Television shows based on British novels
Television shows filmed in Vancouver
Asian Saga
Television articles with incorrect naming style
Japan in non-Japanese culture
Adaptations of works by James Clavell