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FX Miniseries ‘Shogun’ Is the Most Transportive TV Epic Since ‘Game of Thrones’: TV Review
The FX remake of the landmark 1980 miniseries adds a 21st century perspective and a post-'Game of Thrones' sense of grandeur.
Before dragons and ice zombies entered the picture, “Game of Thrones” was built on the stuff of actual history: political alliances, fractured families and massive armies marching on foot. But in reviving the concept for 2024, a process that took more than a decade, creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo have tapped into the true secret sauce of epic television: a balance between sweeping grandeur and intimate psychology. Played by Sanada, an established star and “Shōgun” producer who “The Last Samurai” director Ed Zwick has called “the Tom Cruise of Japan,” Toranaga is a relatively conventional hero — a decorated warrior skilled in strategy and deserving of loyalty.
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