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Show is based on James Clavell’s novel of the same name Jennifer Maas | May 24, 2021 @ 7:57 AM Getty Images Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis have been set as two of the three leads on FX’s limited series “Shōgun,” TheWrap has learned. The 10-episode show is based on James Clavell’s novel of the same name and tells the story from both a Western and Japanese perspective. Sanada has been cast as Yoshi Toranaga, with Jarvis playing John Blackthorne. “Shōgun’s” third lead, the role of Lady Mariko, is currently being cast. Written by Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, “Shōgun...

When talking about big shoes to fill when it comes to remakes, especially on TV,  Shogun is definitely one of those. We talked about this back in 2013 when Fox was looking at going back to the James Clavell novel, which they can admittedly make in a lot of different ways now and potentially more true to the source material. The miniseries ran back in 1980 and was twelve hours long and ranked as one of the biggest TV airings in history. The remake will be produced by Michael De Luca ( The Social Network) and Nigel Williams ( Elizabeth I). Since then, the media landscape has changed a lot and ...