Ronan Bennett ( Public Enemies) and Rachel Bennette ( Bel Ami) are writing the series which reportedly will be shot in the UK and Japan.įX hasn't given a release date for Shogun just yet. We are honored to bring the series to today's viewers." "The themes of an outsider encountering a new culture are as relevant today as then. "The story of Shogun has captivated audiences since James Clavell first released his epic novel more than 40 years ago," John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks, said. While the earlier adaption was told from Blackthorne's perspective, this adaptation will apparently give the Japanese characters a more equal representation. There he encounters Lord Toronaga and Lady Mariko, a feudal lord and a female samurai respectively.įX has picked Shogun up for 10 episodes and seems to have high hopes for it, touting the series its "largest international scale production to date," according to THR. The new series will follow John Blackthorne, an English sailor who finds himself shipwrecked in Japan during the 1600s. Yoko Shimada as Lady Toda Mariko and Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne in NBC's 1980 version of Shogun.
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