Shōgun (TV series): Release date and where to watch in Australia

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September 16, 2024

  • 2024 Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series
  • 2024 Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Hiroyuki Sanada)
  • 2024 Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Anna Sawai)

FX’s global event series, Shōgun, is nearing its highly anticipated debut. Featuring an all-star Japanese cast, it is a new adaptation of James Clavell’s historical novel. 

Set in feudal Japan, Shogun follows John Blackthorne, the very first Englishman to set foot in the country after being shipwrecked. Suddenly thrust into a new land with a language and culture he doesn’t understand, the sailor finds himself redefining his truth and morality to survive in an unfamiliar land. 

Blackthorne is based on real-life English sailor named Will Adams and his historical exploits.

This new adaptation of Shogun was produced by FX Productions. 

In Australia, you can access most of FX’s content, including the latest Shogun TV series on Disney Plus.

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Shogun (2024)Disney PlusYes – with Disney+ subscription
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FX’s new epic period drama premieres in Australia on 27 February 2024 with two episodes. The rest of the 10-episode series will roll out on streaming weekly. 

A new adaptation of Shogun was announced by FX in 2018. After several delays to enhance its production, only to get a new writer and executive producer afterwards, Shogun finally arrives on our screens.

Shogun Season 1Release DatesStreaming Service
Episode 1Tue, 27 Feb 2024Disney Plus
Episode 2Tue, 27 Feb 2024Disney Plus
Episode 3Tue, 5 Mar 2024Disney Plus
Episode 4Tue, 12 Mar 2024Disney Plus
Episode 5Tue, 19 Mar 2024Disney Plus
Episode 6Tue, 26 Mar 2024Disney Plus
Episode 7Tue, 2 Apr 2024Disney Plus
Episode 8Tue, 9 Apr 2024Disney Plus
Episode 9Tue, 16 Apr 2024Disney Plus
Episode 10Tue, 23 Apr 2024Disney Plus

For Shogun streaming, Australia has Disney Plus streaming episodes from 27 February. To start watching, new customers can choose between the monthly and the yearly plan. It’s worth noting that their free trial is no longer offered, although there are occasional Disney Plus offers that new customers can use.

There are two plans on Disney+ you can choose from to stream TV shows on devices concurrently – Disney’s Standard plan allows streaming on up to two screens for $13.99 per month, or $139.99 if you prefer pre-paying for a year in exchange for some savings. 

If you need 4K streaming with Dolby Atmos audio and four concurrent streams, you’ll need to upgrade your subscription with Disney Premium at $17.99 monthly or $179.99 annually.

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Set in 1600, Shogun follows three people whose lives and fates are intertwined: English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), and Lady Mariko (Anna Sawai). 

Stranded in a country with unknown customs and language, Blackthorne submits to Japanese authority and bends his own definition of truth and freedom.

Toronaga, Lord of the Kwanto and president of the Council of Regents, must deal with his political rivals with absolute tenacity to secure his position, and Blackthorne’s arrival may just be the very thing he needs to tip the scales of power. 

Then there’s Lady Mariko, a Christian noblewoman, brilliant and gifted but forever haunted by the actions of her father. She becomes the last of a disgraced family line. As a Catholic, she is torn between her new faith and her loyalty.

Her gift for languages led to her appointment as a translator between Blackthorne and the Japanese, a decision that changed all their lives and impacted the power struggle that’s been plaguing the country during one of the most crucial periods in Japanese history. 

The new Shogun series is created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Main cast member Hiroyuki Sanada also serves as a producer alongside Eriko Miyagawa.

Check out the trailer for the new epic period drama streaming from 27 February. 

Cosmo Jarvis (Persuasion), Hiroyuki Sanada (John Wick: Chapter 4), and Anna Sawai (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) headline FX’s new show. 

As for the complete cast of 2024’s Shogun, we’ve listed the actors confirmed to star.

  • Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga
  • Cosmo Jarvis as Pilot Major John Blackthorne
  • Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko 
  • Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige 
  • Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi 
  • Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari 
  • Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji
  • Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Buntaro
  • Tokuma Nishioka as Toda “Iron Fist” Hiromatsu 
  • Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji
  • Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado
  • Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata 
  • Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito 
  • Yuka Kouri as Kiku
  • Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri No Kata 
  • Ako as Daiyoin / Lady Iyo 

If you enjoy historical dramas loaded with action like Shogun and the true stories they’re based on, there’s plenty of choices across streaming you can watch instantly.

Shows like The Last Kingdom, Marco Polo, Vikings, Medici, Rome, Versailles, Spartacus, and Frontier for instance, are all inspired by real people or events.

You can explore more FX shows to watch by checking what’s on Disney Plus, or use the streaming search bar below if you already have a series in mind.

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