“Shōgun” proves triumphant, capping off an awards season run that includes wins for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, Program of the Year from the Television Critics Association, and now the Golden Globe for Best Television Series — Drama. The FX/Hulu historical series based on the novel by James Clavell seized the top award on Sunday, beating out Netflix’s “The Diplomat” and “Squid Game,” as well as Amazon’s “Mr. and Mrs.
Smith,” Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal,” and Apple TV +’s “Slow Horses.” “Shōgun” wins for its first season, with Seasons 2 and 3 now in early development. It was initially conceived as a miniseries, just as the 1980 adaptation featuring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune had been, but as a result of the show’s strong critical reception and viewership around the globe, FX/Hulu decided to expand the narrative into at least two more seasons.
In addition to Best Drama Series, in 2025, “Shōgun” also won for Best Actor (Hiroyuki Sanada) Best Actress (Anna Sawai), and Best Supporting Actor (Tadanobu Asano). Though a historical fiction, the show is based on the real story of English navigator William Adams (depicted by Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne in the series) and his relationship to feudal lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (Sanada’s Lord Yoshii Toranaga), who would go on to become the military ruler of Japan and founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This government ruled for over 200 years .
