Watch Shogun online
Shogun arrived on Hulu on Tuesday, Feb 27 (a 30-day free trial is available to new subscribers) and broadcast live later the same day on FX. International viewers, in Canada and the UK, for example, will find all-new episodes available on Disney Plus.
Currently out of the country? Use a VPN to watch Shogun online from anywhere.
Shogun: preview
Brace yourselves for impact as Shogun, this 10-part epic of samurai and civil war based on the best-selling 1975 novel by James Clavell, comes crashing onto our screens. Created by Rachel Kondo, the Academy Award-nominated Justin Marks, and featuring an international renowned cast, we explain below how to watch Shogun online from anywhere – and free on Hulu in the US.
Clavell’s phenomenally popular book provides a fictionalized account of formative events that took place in 17th century Japan. The series centers on three main characters – shipwrecked sailor John Blackthorne, besieged warrior Lord Yoshii Toranaga, and the fiercely loyal samurai Lady Mariko – whose fates dramatically intersect against a backdrop of historical upheaval as the country erupts into bloody civil war.
Cosmo Jarvis (Peaky Blinders) plays Blackthorne, whose destiny becomes intimately linked to that of Lord Yoshii Toranaga. Toranaga, meanwhile, is brought to life by Hiroyuki Sanada, whose prolific filmography includes Ichi the Killer and John Wick: Chapter 4, and Anna Sawai (Apple TV Plus drama Pachinko) plays Mariko, the connecting bridge between Blackthorne and Toranaga and a woman keen to prove her allegiance.
Packed with epic spectacle and high-stakes drama, Shogun is poised to be another bona fide hit for Hulu. It is rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and has already been praised as “a genuine masterpiece" and “one of the most engaging, impressive shows of the year” by The Wrap’s Justin Yu.
Stream this thrilling historical drama now with our guide below, which explains how to watch Shogun season 1 online now from anywhere.
How to watch Shogun online free in the US
How to watch Shogun online from outside your country
If you’re traveling abroad when Shogun debuts, you’ll be unable to watch the show like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.
Downloading a VPN will allow you to stream online, no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.
Use a VPN to watch Shogun from anywhere
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Shogun trailer
Shogun cast
- 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
Shogun episode guide
- Episode 1 - "Anjin": Wednesday, Tuesday, February 27
- Episode 2 - "Servants of Two Masters": Tuesday, February 27
- Episode 3 - "Tomorrow is Tomorrow": Tuesday, March 5
- Episode 4 - "The Eightfold Fence": Tuesday, March 12
- Episode 5 - "Broken to the Fist": Tuesday, March 19
- Episode 6 - TBA: Tuesday, March 26
- Episode 7 - TBA: Tuesday, April 2
- Episode 8 – TBA: Tuesday, April 9
- Episode 9 – TBA: Tuesday, April 16
- Episode 10 – TBA: Tuesday, April 23
