Shōgun: Staffel 1

...a mesmerising epic that goes big on the gore...

...deserves all the accolades it'll inevitably receive for these filmic elements, its most impressive feat is that it never lets them overshadow its storytelling and characterizations.

...a genuinely remarkable achievement, the sort of epic, sweeping saga many might have wondered if television as a medium was still capable of creating. A bold, ambitious update of a classic...

...looks great and feels unapologetically macho...