There’s this cool new television limited series Shogun, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell. It’s based on real history but adds some twists. The story mixes up the adventures of an English sailor named William Adams, the powerful shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a Japanese noblewoman named Hosokawa Gracia. So, it’s like a blend of real events and made-up stories set in feudal Japan. It’s pretty interesting to see how they all come together in this epic tale.
The book “Shogun” was turned into a TV show back in 1980. But now, there’s a new version! It premiered on February 27, 2024, on Hulu and FX. They started with the first two episodes, and then they’re releasing a new episode every week. It’s a 10-episode series.
Making of ‘Shogun’ Novel:
James Clavell, who was born in Australia but lived in Britain and later in the United States, became famous as a writer in the 1950s and early 1960s. His first book, “King Rat” (1962), told a story based on his own time as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp during World War II. He often called this experience his “Genesis.”
Clavell got interested in Adams’ life when he read a line in one of his daughter’s school books: “In 1600, an Englishman went to Japan and became a samurai.” He spent two years studying Japan’s history and culture before he began writing “Shogun.” He wanted to make sure his story was as accurate as possible, but he also added some exciting, imaginative parts to it.
The stars dish on the new limited series on Hulu and FX based on the bestselling novel of the same name by James Clavell:
