Shōgun (2024)

Name: Shōgun
Released: 2024
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira

TV-MA 8.2/10 IMDb

Drama War & Politics

In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.

Creator: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks

Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes Spiders / insects Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Unknown Not enough data to determine a trend.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 15 warnings

Avg severity:(4.0)

Religious persecutionGrief / bereavement (major focus)Forced marriageGaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBlood / medical goreDrowning / underwater scenesExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Sexual assault / rapeSlavery / forced laborTorture