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Following its late February premiere, FX's\xa0Sh\u014dgun\xa0became the No. 1 general entertainment series premiere globally for Disney and FX's biggest premiere on Hulu in the U.S.\xa0With rave reviews from critics,\xa0Sh\u014dgun\xa0has become TV\u2019s most buzzed about new series.

Streaming weekly on Hulu,\xa0Sh\u014dgun\xa0is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga 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, comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power. Toranaga\u2019s and Blackthorne\u2019s fates become tied to their translator, Toda Mariko, a mysterious Christian noblewoman. 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.

Sh\u014dgun\xa0is created for television by\xa0Rachel Kondo\xa0(Co-Creator/ Executive Producer/Writer)\xa0&\xa0Justin Marks\xa0(Co-Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer). Marks wrote Disney\u2019s hit film\xa0The Jungle Book\xa0and co-wrote the Academy Award\xae-nominated\xa0Top Gun: Maverick. Kondo has written for various publications and her story \u201cGirl of\xa0Few Seasons\u201d was included in\xa0The O. Henry Prize Stories\xa0and selected as a juror favorite by Elizabeth Strout.

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