Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season.
‘Shogun’ wins record-breaking 14 Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony as Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first
“Shogun” won the most Emmys ever for a single season of a television series with 14 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while “The Bear” won seven including best guest actress in a comedy series for Jamie Lee Curtis.
‘Shogun’ leads all Emmy nominees with 25
“The Bear” went on a tear at Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations with a comedy-series record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year across categories for FX.
FX’s “Shōgun” TV series on Hulu is now the best version of this beloved story
FX’s limited series, “Shōgun,” is a pleasant surprise. Based closely on James Clavell’s best-selling novel, the story uses the arrival on Japan’s shore of Englishman John Blackthorne as a catalyst for presenting the politics of the time, including the fight for a new shōgun.