Shogun arrived on Disney+ and Star+ on February 27 and has already climbed to the top position in the ranking of most viewed series.
Incredible! The Japanese samurai series Shogun it premiered less than a week ago and it is already the most viewed of Disney+ Worldwide. The mega production – compared to Game Of Thrones – was one of the most anticipated of the year and clearly did not disappoint.
The curious thing is that they have only been released 2 chapters of the 10 that Shogun will have in totalbut the great expectation that was generated around the miniseries made it break all records.
Asian production based on the famous bestseller by James Clavell (1975), which follows a captive English sailor in feudal Japan in the 1600s, surpassed other Netflix series that have been receiving a very good response from the audience, such as Bluey, Malcolm in the middle and I am Moon.
Synopsis of Shogun, the new samurai series from Disney+ and Star+
Set in the 17th century, Shogun addresses the history of British sailor John Blackthorne, whose life in Japan is completely transformed when he becomes a samurai. One more piece in the wheel of the Japanese leader Toranaga, who will use the adventurer to rise to the top of power and become the new Shogun.
The action thus takes us to the feudal society of Japan in 1600, only a few months before the battle of Sekigahara, inspired by the real exploits of the sailor Williams Adams, considered the first British to reach Japan. An exciting life that would captivate James Clavell to create his own fictional character.
Shogun Trailer
Shogun cast
- Cosmo Jarvis
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Tadanobu Asano
- Anna Sawai
- Yûki Kedôin
- Emi Kamito
- Tommy Bastow
- Hiromoto Ida
- Toshi Todo
Source: Ambito
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