Aidan Kelley has been working as a film & television journalist for over two years, following a lifelong passion for the art form.
One of the best shows of 2024 thus far has reached its epic conclusion, as the critically acclaimed Shōgun has reached it's anticipated season finale. The widely praised epic has not only reinvigorated life into the long-dormant franchise, which began with James Clavell's original novel and continued with the 1980 adaptation, but it's also become and renowned interpretation of the beauty and brutality of feudal Japan.
Shogun 710 When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies. "We took the story to the end of the book and put a period at the end of that sentence. We love how the book ends; it was one of the reasons why we both knew we wanted to do it — and we ended in exactly that place. And I’ve been party to this in the past with shows like this, where you build a whole factory, and it only pumps out 10 cars and closes up shop. It’s a bummer.
What Happened in 'Shōgun' Season 1? Close The story of Shōgun begins in a fractured Feudal-era Japan, following the death of island's Taikō . The sovereign's death has left a power vacuum on the island. With no new Taiko yet chosen, Japan is being ruled by a small council, with the most vocal leader being Ishido Kazunari - a vicious and unforgiving lord who has a longstanding disdain of highborn leaders.
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