FX’s new series Shōgun debuts this week and Canadians will have options on how to check out the highly anticipated series.
Canadian Disney+ subscribers will be the first ones to watch the series as it will premiere on the streaming service this Tuesday, February 27. New episodes will stream each Tuesday on Disney+ following the 2-episode premiere through April 23.
Canadian cable subscribers will then be able to watch the series as it airs on FX on Thursday, February 29 at 10 p.m. The second episode will air at 11:38 p.m. ET/PT on Feb. 29. New episodes will continue to air on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX in Canada through April 25.
In the U.S., the series will stream on Hulu and air on FX.
Shōgun is an adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling 1975 novel and is set in Japan in 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. A nine-hour miniseries aired on television in 1980 and was later edited into a two-hour theatrical release.
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 (played by 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.
Shōgun also starts Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige, a notorious backstabber and close ally of Toranago; Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi, the young leader of the fishing village where Blackthorne’s ship was found. Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari, a powerful bureaucrat who is Toranaga’s chief rival; Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji, a widow who must find a new purpose amidst her lord’ fight; Tokuma Nishioka as Toda Hiromatsu, Toranaga’s trusted general and closest friend; Shinnosuke Abe as Buntaro, Mariko’s jealous husband; Yuki Kura as Yoshi Nagakado, the brash son of Toranaga with a strong desire prove himself; Yuka Kouri as Kiki, a courtesan renewed for her artistry throughout Japan; and Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba no Kata, the revered mother of the heir who will stop at nothing to put an end to Toranaga and his threat to her son’s power.
The 10-episode limited series was filmed across Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan from September 2021 through June 2022.
Shōgun episode premiere schedule in Canada:
Episode 1 – “Anjin” streams Tuesday, February 27 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, February 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village. Meanwhile, in Osaka, Lord Toranaga finds himself outplayed by his enemies.
Episode 2 – “Servants of Two Masters” streams on Tuesday, February 27 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, February 29 at 11:38 p.m. ET/PT on FX)
Blackthorne’s arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet’s nest of rivalries. Mariko is trapped between her cause and her faith when she must translate for the barbarian in Lord Toranaga’s custody.
Episode 3 – “Tomorrow is Tomorrow” streams on Tuesday, March 5 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, March 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
Episode 4 – “The Eightfold Fence” streams on Tuesday, March 12 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, March 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga’s gun regiment for war. Yabushige must navigate his past promises to Ishido when an old friend comes to the village.
Episode 5 – “Broken to the Fist” streams on Tuesday, March 19 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, March 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed. Yabushige searches for the spy who has betrayed his intentions to Lord Toranaga.
Episode 6 – “Ladies of the Willow World” streams on Tuesday, March 26 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, March 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents’ campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko’s loyalty to his cause.
Episode 7 – “A Stick of Time” streams on Tuesday, April 2 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, April 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long-lost family member.
Episode 8 – “The Abyss of Life” streams on Tuesday, April 9 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, April 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
Toranaga’s defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for — the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place. Written by Shannon Goss; Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour.
Episode 9 – “Crimson Sky” streams on Tuesday, April 16 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, April 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on F
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
Episode 10 – “A Dream of a Dream” streams on Tuesday, April 23 on Disney+ and airs on Thursday, April 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX
In the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga’s plan.
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