The director of the first Shogun TV show isn't a fan of the 2024 adaptation: "It won all the awards because there were no big shows against it"
Jerry London, the director of 1980's nine-hour miniseries Shogun, has voiced his criticisms of the recent 2024 FX adaptation, ...
‘Shogun’ 1980 Miniseries Director Calls Out FX Show as “Not Entertaining” for American Audiences
Jerry London, who directed NBC's Emmy-winning adaptation starring Richard Chamberlain, tells THR that he wanted his version ...
Original ‘Shogun’ Director Has Strange Complaints About New Series
The director of the 1980 miniseries version has some grievances when it comes to the new iteration of 'Shogun.' ...
Original Shogun Director Blasts FX Remake for One Reason (But He’s Dead Wrong)
Jerry London, the director of the 1980 Shogun TV show, bashes the FX remake, claiming his version is superior in every aspect ...
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Original ‘Shogun’ Miniseries Director Shares Criticism Of Acclaimed Hulu/FX Revival, “Not Entertaining” For An American Audience
Original "Shogun" director Jerry London shares criticisms of the new series by suggesting the acclaimed drama alienated ...
Original Shogun director slates Emmy-winning adaptation as ‘not entertaining’
Jerry London, who directed the 1980 NBC adaptation of Shōgun, has dismissed last year’s award-winning FX version as “not ...
Original Shōgun Director Explains The Big Issue He Has With Hulu's Series, And I Couldn't Disagree With Him More
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Original ‘Shogun’ Director Has Strange Complaints About New Series
“Mine was based on the love story of Shogun between Blackthorne and Mariko, and this new one is based on Japanese history, and it’s more about Toranaga, who was the Shogun,” he told the outlet.
Shogun Original Director Blasts Emmy-Winning FX Series as 'Disappointing'
London's original five-episode show stars Richard Chamberlain as English navigator John Blackthorne, played by Cosmo Jarvis in the new version. We follow Blackthorne as he learns Japanese culture and ...
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Original Shogun director slates Emmy-winning adaptation as ‘not entertaining’
Mine was based on the love story of Shogun between Blackthorne and Mariko, and this new one is based on Japanese history, and it’s more about Toranaga, who was the Shogun. Anna Sawai as Toda ...
Original ‘Shōgun’ Director Jerry London Says FX Remake Only Won Emmys Because It Didn’t Have ‘Much Competition’
And London was miffed that the 2024 “Shōgun” press did not reference his original adaptation, despite the difference in story ...
Original ‘Shōgun’ 1980 series director calls new show “not entertaining for American audiences”
Jerry London directed all five episodes of 1980 miniseries Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. Disney+ ’s new show ...