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Shōgun – Official Trailer | Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai | FX
There are tons of new shows this week, but I'll do the rare trick and tell you that I already have a favorite: Shōgun.
The limited series, based on the hit novel by James Clavell that also inspired a Toshiro Mifune-led miniseries in 1980, is easily my favorite show of the year so far, the kind of television event filled with rewarding, complex political intrigue that can be hard to find these days (and even harder for creatives to land the plane on). But it's finally here, with a two-episode premiere; rejoice folks!
But that's not all that's good this week – whether you're after a wild documentary or a crumbling regime, or even just a fun and cozy murder procedural, this week's TV has it. Here are all the new TV premieres this week:
