FX is traveling back to the time of the samurai (and the blockbuster miniseries): The network has ordered a new miniseries adaptation of Shōgun, TVLine has learned.
Based on the bestselling 1975 novel by James Clavell, Shōgun is set in feudal Japan and follows the clash between two ambitious men: English sailor John Blackthorne, who finds himself shipwrecked in Japan; and Lord Toranaga, a powerful daimyo, or lord, who has political rivals jockeying for his position. The story also includes a female samurai named Lady Mariko, “a woman with invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and allegiance,” per the official description.
FX calls Shōgun “its largest international scale production to date,” with Eugene Kelly (Westworld) and Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies) set to write the 10-episode series. Veteran TV director Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones, The Sopranos) will helm multiple episodes.
"There's a whole lot of point of view that was omitted from the original series because it was thought at that time that American audiences wouldn't want to see the story from the Japanese point of view. And now, I think you have to tell the story from the Japanese as well as Western point of view."
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FX take will rely heavily on consultants and its large Japanese cast for help with historical accuracy while also providing more agency to female samurai and other Japanese characters. Many scenes will be in Japanese with English subtitles, unlike NBC's 1980 take on the material.
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we're hiring almost entirely Japanese actors,
Not bad.
Although I'm a bit concerned about "empowered" female samurais.
Yeah, there were some female warriors (Onna-bugeisha), but with the whole "empowerment" madness we face in this age I'm afraid they are gonna fuck it up.
FX take will rely heavily on consultants and its large Japanese cast for help with historical accuracy while also providing more agency to female samurai and other Japanese characters.
Also, consultants? Why not historians?
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trailer looks great
