What is Shogun, the big Emmy winner, about and where to watch it?

by times news cr

2024-09-24 11:50:31

The series adapted from James Clavell’s book broke two important records at the last Emmy awards.

Los Emmy Awards 2024held on Sunday night, stood out for the notable victory of the series Shogun and here we reveal where you can watch it streaming.

At the recent awards ceremony, the adaptation of a book by James Clavell (1995) made history by becoming the first series shot in a language other than English to win a major award. In addition broke two recordsthe series with the most Emmys for its first season and the most awarded series in an edition with 18 awards.

What is it about?

Set in the 17th century, Shogun addresses the story of the British sailor John Blackthorne, whose life in Japan is radically transformed when he becomes a samurai. Meanwhile, Toranaga, An ambitious Japanese leader, sees Blackthorne as a useful tool for his own purposes, the rise to power to become the new Shogun, Japan’s top military and political leader.

The action thus takes us to the feudal society of Japan in 1600, just A few months before the Battle of Sekigaharainspired by the real-life exploits of the sailor Williams Adams, considered the first British man to reach Japan.

Its cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow and Fumi Nikaido.

Where to watch Shogun?

Shogun It is the remake of an acclaimed miniseries of the same name that premiered in the 80s, which has a season of 10 episodes. A production is currently already available for streaming through the platform Disney +.

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