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When will Shogun premiere on Hulu, the samurai series: release date, episodes and cast
Hulu is about to premiere one of its great series. We take a look at all the details about Shogun: premiere date, cast and episodes.
One of the trailers that got the most attention during Super Bowl LVIII was the upcoming series Shogun, which will debut later this month on Hulu and FX. Here, we take a look at all the details of the series, which is not the first time it has made it to the small screen.
When is Shogun coming to Hulu?
First things first, when Shogun arrives on television. This series will be arriving next February 27, with the first two episodes, ‘Anjiin’ and ‘Servants of Two Masters’ premiering on the same day. After that, the series will premiere one episode a week, with the season finale on April 23. The series will be available through Star+ in Latin America, and through Disney+ in other territories.
How many episodes will Shogun have?
Shogun will have a total of 10 episodes, as it is a limited series, it will only have one season.
What is Shogun about?
Shogun is inspired by the novel of the same name by James Clavell published in 1975, which tells a fictionalized version of real events, following the English navigator William Adams who became a samurai under the daimyo Tokunaga Ieyasu in the 17th century.
According to its synopsis: “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.”
The series had its first miniseries adaptation in 1980.
Who is in the cast of Shogun?
Finally, we look at the main cast of this series, showing the actor and the character they play, as well as the historical figure they are based on:
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616))
- Cosmo Jarvis as Pilot Major John Blackthorne (William Adams (1564–1620))
- Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko (Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600))
- Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige (Honda Masanobu (1538–1616))
- Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi (Honda Masazumi (1566–1637))
- Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari (Ishida Mitsunari (1559–1600))
- Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji
- Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Buntaro (Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563–1646))
- Tokuma Nishioka as Toda “Iron Fist” Hiromatsu (Hosokawa Fujitaka (1534–1610))
- Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji
- Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado (Matsudaira Tadayoshi (1580-1607))
- Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata (Yodo-dono (1569–1615))
- Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito (João Rodrigues Tçuzu (1561–1634))
- Yuka Kouri as Kiku
- Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri No Kata (Lady Acha (1555-1637))
- Ako as Daiyoin / Lady Iyo (Kōdai-in (1549–1624))