Shōgun: Season 1

2024 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 1 of Shōgun

Japan, 1600. The dawn of a civil war that will mark a century serves as the backdrop. Lord Yoshii Toranaga tries to survive while the Council of Regents plots his downfall. The arrival of an abandoned European ship at a fishing village links his fate to that of John Blackthorne, an English sailor who is shipwrecked in a land whose culture transforms him completely. Blackthorne brings knowledge that could tip the balance in Toranaga's favor, and they share enemies: the Jesuits and the Portuguese merchants. Lady Toda Mariko, the last of a fallen noble line, serves as translator and must balance her friendship with Blackthorne and her loyalty to her dead father.

10episodes

Feb 27, 2024premiered

Apr 23, 2024Latest episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Anjin
Feb 27, 2024 · 71 min · ★ 8.0
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village. Meanwhile, in Osaka, Lord Toranaga finds himself outplayed by his enemies.
Directing: Jonathan van Tulleken · Writing: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroto Kanai, Yasunari Takeshima
1x02 Servants of Two Masters
Feb 27, 2024 · 60 min · ★ 8.4
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries. Mariko is trapped between her cause and her faith when she must translate for the barbarian in Lord Toranaga's custody.
Directing: Jonathan van Tulleken · Writing: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Tokuma Nishioka, Yuki Kura, Atsuko Taneya
1x03 Tomorrow Is Tomorrow
Mar 5, 2024 · 54 min · ★ 8.2
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
Directing: Charlotte Brändström · Writing: Shannon Goss · Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Tokuma Nishioka, Moeka Hoshi, Yuki Kura
1x04 The Eightfold Fence
Mar 12, 2024 · 58 min · ★ 8.3
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war. Yabushige must navigate his past promises to Ishido when an old friend comes to the village.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Emily Yoshida, Nigel Williams · Starring: Hiroto Kanai, Yasunari Takeshima, Moeka Hoshi, Yuki Kura
1x05 Broken to the Fist
Mar 19, 2024 · 58 min · ★ 8.2
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed. Yabushige searches for the spy who has betrayed his intentions to Lord Toranaga.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Matt Lambert · Starring: Hiroto Kanai, Yasunari Takeshima, Moeka Hoshi, Yuki Kura
1x06 Ladies of the Willow World
Mar 26, 2024 · 58 min · ★ 7.8
Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko's loyalty to his cause.
Directing: Hiromi Kamata · Writing: Maegan Houang · Starring: Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroto Kanai, Moeka Hoshi, Yuki Kura
1x07 A Stick of Time
Apr 2, 2024 · 56 min · ★ 8.0
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member.
Directing: Takeshi Fukunaga · Writing: Matt Lambert · Starring: Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroto Kanai, Yasunari Takeshima, Moeka Hoshi
1x08 The Abyss of Life
Apr 9, 2024 · 59 min · ★ 8.3
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for - the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.
Directing: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr. · Writing: Shannon Goss · Starring: Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroto Kanai, Yuki Kura, Atsuko Taneya
1x09 Crimson Sky
Apr 16, 2024 · 62 min · ★ 8.6
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente · Starring: Hiromoto Ida, Takeshi Kurokawa, Sen Mars, Yoshiaki Kashibe
1x10 A Dream of a Dream Season Finale
Apr 23, 2024 · 63 min · ★ 8.1
In the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Emily Yoshida, Maegan Houang · Starring: Hiroto Kanai, Yasunari Takeshima, Moeka Hoshi, Hiromoto Ida