Yesterday, FX released a new trailer for their remake of the samurai drama series ‘Shōgun‘ that showcases the mature nature of the remake of the 1980s network incarnation that skews more violent and will feature sex scenes. A sign this show, debuting February 27 on Hulu,, will be a much more accurate take of the era of Shogunate, the brutal rulers of Japan.
In various regions like United Kingdom and Canada, that don’t have access to Hulu, the series will be available for Disney+ subscribers.
FX’s Shōgun, an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer Hiroyuki Sanada stars as “Lord Yoshii Toranaga” who is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, “John Blackthorne” (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga’s and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator, “Toda Mariko” (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.
The show’s full cast consists of Ako as Daiyoin ‘Lady Iyo’, Anna Sawai as Lady Mariko, Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne, Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata, Hiro Kanagawa as Igarashi, Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi, Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga, Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji, Nestor Carbonell as Rodrigues, Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Hiroshige ‘Buntaro’, Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige, Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari, Tokuma Nishioka as Toda Hiromatsu, Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito, Toshi Toda as Sugiyama, Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji, Yoriko Doguchi as Kiri no Kata, Yuka Kouri as Kiku, and Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado.
You can watch that brand new trailer below.
SOURCE: FX