Shogun
‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Star Anna Sawai on That Midseason Revelation and Her Three Consecutive High-Profile Shows
[This story contains spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ fifth episode, “The Way Out.”] Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star Anna Sawai has top billing on Apple TV+’s MonsterVerse spinoff series that also includes Kurt and Wyatt Russell. Her starring role is bookended by lead roles on the streamer’s critically acclaimed drama series, Pachinko, and FX/Hulu’s […]
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Hiroyuki Sanada Plays Embattled Warlord in Epic ‘Shōgun’ Trailer
Hiroyuki Sanada plays a warlord fighting for his life as his enemies unite against him in the trailer for Hulu and FX’s epic limited series Shōgun, which was unveiled on Thursday ahead of a Feb. 2024 debut. Just as Sanada’s character, besieged Lord Yoshii Toranaga, is facing defeat as the 10-episode series begins, a mysterious […]
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The 10 Most Anticipated New Scripted TV Shows Coming in 2023
If 2022 will be remembered as the year that Game of Thrones won the battle to be crowned the next, uh, Game of Thrones, 2023 might go down as the year that Peak TV finally peaked. Yes, there are still literally hundreds of new scripted TV shows making their way to streaming platforms and many […]
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Tokyo: Director Takeshi Fukunaga on His Competition Film, Straddling Cultures and Delving Deep Into Japan
With his atmospheric period feature Mountain Woman (Yama Onna) in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the only Japanese director helming an episode of FX’s upcoming Shōgun remake, Takeshi Fukunaga looks well on the way to fulfilling the promise suggested by his feature debut, Out of My Hand. Released in 2015, Out of […]
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FX’s ‘Shogun’ Update Sets Full Cast
FX has unveiled the full cast for its updated take on James Clavell’s Shōgun. The limited series, which the cabler ordered back in 2018, will star Hiroyuki Sanada (Army of the Dead, Lost), Anna Sawai (F9, Apple’s upcoming Pachinko) and Cosmo Jarvis (Raised by Wolves). The ensemble will also feature Tadanobu Asano, Fumi Nikaido, Tokuma […]
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