Perhaps you didn’t notice that Shogun Showdown recently hit 1.0. Perhaps you hadn’t heard of it at all since it was released in early access in 2023. I hadn’t. And that’s a shame.

Shogun is a critically acclaimed American TV show created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is a 10-episode series released on FX in 2024. The show is adapted from the 1975 novel of the same name ...