The setup is thicker than Canadian molasses in January, but the shifting allegiances, major political players, and inter-cultural edicts and rituals substantially further the plot.
Against the backdrop of early 17th century feudal Japan in the FX series “Shogun” lies an unseen army who has meticulously crafted the show's historical richness and authenticity. As the highly anticipated series braces audiences for a journey back to feudal Japan — a time of samurai, political intrigue and cultural complexity — the knowledge and passion of the production’s unseen army, made up not of warriors, but of advisors, consultants, historians and experts, come alive in each scene. Based on James Clavell's 1975 historical novel of the same title, “Shogun” is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war.