The Shōgun series finale prompts near unanimous praise from viewers online, including many calling for the show to get nominated for awards.

The series finale of Shōgun has prompted unanimous acclaim from viewers online, with many believing the series should be nominated for awards because of its high quality. The show takes place in 1600s Japan, focusing on a nationwide feud between Regents with a wide cast of characters. It has been praised for its historical accuracy, dark story, and dynamic characters, especially its focus on Japanese culture during the time period.

Now, viewers have taken their praise for the series online, with many calling Shōgun‘s series finale a perfect ending to the show. Others are also calling for the series to be nominated for awards, believing it to be the best show to come out of 2024 so far. Check out what viewers of the series are saying below:

Zuby_Tech makes the bold assertion that the series is one of the best ever made, highlighting its 99% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes in the process.

MarchioProd offered the series a “standing ovation,” praising the acting and storytelling as the best on TV this year.

RyanTheFilmBro says Shōgun is a fantastic miniseries, highlighting the cast and crew with hope the show will be nominated for multiple Emmys.

BAMTubeBrett echoes the idea of the show being the best miniseries ever, praising it for being a unique television experience.

_ShauryaChawla singles out Hiroyuki Sanada’s performance as Toranaga, explaining how impressive it was and how much it could shape his career in the future.

theronster compares the show to Chernobyl in terms of quality, saying it’s going to be a major winner at the Emmys when award season comes back around.

SomP0_ gives the miniseries a perfect rating, echoing sentiments that it will become a big winner at the Emmys due to its depth and themes.

JohnRHutchinson praises the final two episodes in particular, highlighting its emotional ending as “some of the best TV” ever made.

MeganStuart3 praises everything about the show, calling it the best series of the year while hoping for everyone involved to get awards for their major efforts.

Why Shogun Is The Best New TV Show Of 2024

The praise Shōgun has received for the series finale is warranted, as the show came to an emotionally resonant conclusion. Instead of featuring a major battle between Toranaga and Ishido, the series instead revealed how the Kantō lord had made everything align to guarantee his winning the final battle – and becoming Shōgun in the process. The final episode also featured an emotional ending to John Blackthorne’s journey, revealing his larger role in the show while also seeing him come to terms with his new life in Japan.

Shōgun‘s unexpected final episode also aligned with the more methodical pace of the entire series. Instead of showcasing a massive battle for the sake of having a violent, blood-soaked ending, the show instead focused on its characters, delivering fitting ends to their stories. This decision allowed for the limited series to end without compromising what made it so engaging, offering a finale befitting the themes of life and death prominent throughout.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Shōgun were nominated for multiple Emmys because of how engaging and meticulously-crafted it ended up being. Given how much effort went into making the series stand out, it could easily win for multiple categories, with Best Limited Series being an almost guaranteed success as of now. While there are still plenty of TV shows to come out later this year, the historical miniseries could still be the best by the end.