FX has been at work, albeit very slowly, on a new adaptation of James Clavell's "Shogun" for years. The network ordered the show in summer 2018 and attempted to get production off the ground right away. Unfortunately, it encountered some early obstacles, and in early 2019, FX decided to ramp up production on another limited series ordered at the same time as "Shogun" — "Fosse/Verdon" — in order to give itself some time to make sure the samurai show was as top-tier as possible. 

"We just didn't think it was in a good enough shape," FX CEO John Landgraf explained to Deadline. "Our bottom line was — we just said, we need to slow down and we've got to aim higher." Producers used that delay to order additional script development and to figure out the complexities of shooting in multiple international locations.

Finally, after more than two years in limbo, filming on "Shogun" got underway in Vancouver in fall 2021. Over two years later, in November 2023, FX unveiled the first footage of "Shogun," followed by a release date. The rollout of the limited series begins on February 27, 2024, with the debut of two episodes on Hulu in the United States. FX will later air on terrestrial cable a single episode each week for the run of the show.