FX's triumph with Shogun will not end with a single season. To the surprise of just about no one, the general consensus Show of the 2023-2024 Television Season will get more episodes, perhaps two seasons worth.
Shōgun is stunningly crafted stuff, packed with compelling drama and brilliantly performed characters. It joins the annals of exemplary period dramas by deftly demonstrating how to make feudal politics exciting.
The Hiroyuki Sanada-produced remake of the 1980s period drama Shōgun sees him star opposite Cosmo Jarvis. The British-aligned period drama promises to be one of the biggest of spring 2024.
It was time for a new Persuasion, but this isn’t it. The diverse casting is great, and there’s some good acting, but this film manages to try too hard at everything except what Jane Austen’s novel is about.