FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast

A choice that will make history. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 10 of FX's Shōgun. Featuring showrunner Justin Marks, actor Cosmo Jarvis "Blackthorne," historian Frederik Cryns, executive producer Michaela Clavell and actor and producer Hiroyuki Sanada "Toranaga." In this last installment of the companion podcast, creators, cast and crew will round out the entire series while discussing the fates of all its characters. Watch episode 10 of Shōgun on Hulu and FX in the U.S., Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. For a deeper look inside the show, head to the Official Shōgun Viewer’s Guide. https://FX.tv/Shogun FX Text Alerts Get the latest news and exclusives from FX including show premieres and more. https://www.fxnetworks.com/alerts Shōgun: The Official Podcast is produced by FX in association with AT WILL MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A question of loyalty. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 8 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring showrunner Justin Marks, production designer Helen Jarvis, historian Frederick Cryns and director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour. Creators and experts deep-dive into the intricacies of the tea ceremony, the fates of the real-life shipwrecked sailors and the evolution of a region that would become Tokyo. Watch episode 8 of Shōgun on Hulu and FX in the U.S., Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. For a deeper look inside the show, head to the Official Shōgun Viewer’s Guide. FX.tv/Shogun FX Text Alerts Get the latest news and exclusives from FX including show premieres and more. https://www.fxnetworks.com/alerts Shōgun: The Official Podcast is produced by FX in association with AT WILL MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A secret place of pleasures. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 6 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring actor Anna Sawai "Mariko," associate producer & writer Caillin Puente, historian Frederik Cryns and director Hiromi Kamata. Discover what it takes to film the series' most intimate scene, the meaning of honors and titles and the on-screen moment so haunting that it entered Anna Sawai's dreams. Watch episode 6 of Shōgun on Hulu and FX in the U.S., Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. For a deeper look inside the show, head to the Official Shōgun Viewer’s Guide. FX.tv/Shogun FX Text Alerts Get the latest news and exclusives from FX including show premieres and more. https://www.fxnetworks.com/alerts Shōgun: The Official Podcast is produced by FX in association with AT WILL MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wall too high to scale. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 4 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring executive producer and co-creator Rachel Kondo, actor Anna Sawai "Mariko," historian Frederik Cryns and director Fred Toye. Join them as they discuss what Fuji's role as consort means, what's going on between Mariko and Blackthorne and how to bring a small fishing village like Ajiro to the screen. Watch episode 4 of Shōgun on Hulu and FX in the U.S., Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. For a deeper look inside the show, head to the Official Shōgun Viewer’s Guide. FX.tv/Shogun FX Text Alerts Get the latest news and exclusives from FX including show premieres and more. https://www.fxnetworks.com/alerts Shōgun: The Official Podcast is produced by FX in association with AT WILL MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Taikō leaves his legacy. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 2 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring executive producer and co-creator Rachel Kondo, actor Cosmo Jarvis "Blackthorne," producer Eriko Miyagawa and director Johnathan Van Tulleken. Creators and cast discuss why some characters' names in the original book had to be changed for the show, why Ishido might be a sympathetic villain and what Blackthorne sees in Yabushige. Watch episode 2 of Shōgun on Hulu and FX in the U.S., Disney+ internationally and Star+ in Latin America. For a deeper look inside the show, head to the Official Shōgun Viewer’s Guide. FX.tv/Shogun FX Text Alerts Get the latest news and exclusives from FX including show premieres and more. https://www.fxnetworks.com/alerts Shōgun: The Official Podcast is produced by FX in association with AT WILL MEDIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every legend begins with a story. Explore the vision and artistry behind the FX groundbreaking series, Shōgun, an epic saga of war, passion, and power set in feudal Japan. An original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer 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. Join host and staff writer Emily Yoshida as she sits down with the creators, cast, and crew that brought Sengoku Period Japan to life. In this exclusive companion podcast, each episode will break down the twists and turns of the plot, the top-of-the-line craft behind the scenes, and the real-life history that informed it all. Visit the official site: FX.tv/Shogun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices