Airing on Disney’s FX channel, the series “Shogun,” based on the historical novel by British author James Clavell, a literary success of the 1970s, transports viewers to 17th-century Japan.
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Series Shogunan epic fresco about power struggles in 17th-century feudal Japan, topped the Emmy Awards race on Wednesday, July 17, with 25 nominations for the television equivalent of the Oscars.
On the comedy side, The Bear: eat in or take awaywhich goes behind the scenes at a Chicago restaurant, received 23 nominations, a record for these categories. And in the miniseries category, which also includes anthologies, the final season of True Detective leads the dance with 19 nominations.
She will notably face the last season of the saga The Crownabout the British royal family, for the award for best drama series, as well as the adventures of the spy couple Mr & Mrs Smith and the science fiction series The 3-Body Problem.
Airing on Disney’s FX channel, Shogun transports viewers to 17th century Japan century. Based on the historical novel by British author James Clavell, a literary success of the 1970s, the series is this year one of the big favorites in the drama categories.
Shogun initially follows an English sailor stranded on the shores of Japan at a time when the Empire was still very closed to the rest of the world. But over the course of the episodes, the series delves into the court intrigues and power struggles of the feudal shogunate.
This epic fresco “has everything to please in terms of interpretation, writing, production”, summarizes to AFP Pete Hammond, columnist for the specialized site Deadline. The series should also lead the race in several technical categories, according to him. It should notably have as a competitor the last season of the saga The Crown, about the British royal family.