Shōgun has just been released, and the criticism is unanimous: the samurai series, not recommended for the faint of heart, is faultless.
It has almost become a fashion: since the exceptional success of the Game of Thrones series, everyone is trying to launch THE production capable of replacing the epic adapted from the novels of George RR Martin. We have had a series of ambitious programs over the last few years, but nothing seems to be able to take the throne.
Except that the latest work seems to have every chance. In any case, this is what the critics of Shōgun imply, a series seeking to follow characters in a feudal Japan that is as authentic as possible. No knights here, but samurai. But they are just as dangerous, using both blades and shenanigans.
Shōgun begins its broadcast with perfect ratings
The Shōgun series revealed its first two episodes, and obtained a perfect score of 100% upon its release on the Rotten Tomatoes site.
And according to the public score of 96% when this article was written, the score is not stolen! The story which takes up the novel of the same name by James Clavell has therefore satisfied the first critics by far, taking its spectators to a ruthless feudal Japan thanks to the actors Hiroyuki Sanada (Westworld), Cosmo Jarvis (The Shadow of Violence), Anna Sawai (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) or Nestor Carbonell (Good Doctor).
The official summary on Disney+, responsible for broadcasting the episodes in France, presents the series this way: “Fatees converge in Japan after a barbarian ship runs aground in a poor fishing village. Meanwhile, in Osaka, Lord Toranaga is forced to submit to his enemies.”
The Independent ‘s review argues that, of all the series vying for the title of “next Game of Thrones,”FX “might have a winner”with Shōgun. Variety calls it “the most engaging television epic since Game of Thrones. ”
In France, Shōgun will broadcast new episodes every Tuesday on Disney+.
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