What’s New On Disney+ | Shōgun – Episode 8 (UK/IE/AU/NZ/CA)
It’s Tuesday, and this means a brand new episode of the FX series, “Shōgun”, has been released on Disney+ around the world and also on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States.
Here’s the rundown:
Shōgun – Episode 8
“Shōgun,” an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, 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, its English pilot, “John Blackthorne” (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga’s and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator, “Toda Mariko” (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.
In this new episode, Toranaga’s defeated clan moves to Edo; Blackthorne must decide who he fights for.
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