Shōgun (FX, February 27)
Stars: Anna Sawai, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Néstor Carbonell, Tadanobu Asano, Tokuma Nishioka, Shinnosuke Abe
After being announced in 2018, this new adaptation of James Clavell’s novel is finally becoming a reality. Co-created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, Shōgun is a 10-episode limited series that, based on the trailer alone, looks stunning and hella action-packed. In 1600s Japan, an English sailor arrives on a marooned ship with secrets that could help a warrior, Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada), who’s facing a fight for his life against his political enemies. The two men’s lives are further interconnected by the assistance of a translator, played by Anna Sawai, a mysterious noblewoman in the midst of her own battle. [Saloni Gajjar]
