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This story was originally published on April 3 and has been updated with new reporting.
Paramount+ confirmed that it will have the show through the end of the year.Enjoy!And youre welcome.
The original story published on April 3 follows.
FX and Hulusyelling-heavyadaptation of James Clavells novelShogunis one of this seasons most exciting debuts.
ButShogun2024 is actually the books second spin on TV.
The first was a five-episode miniseries produced by Paramount Television that aired on NBC in 1980.
How could this be?
We asked an army of licensing executives and company spokespeople to find out.
Still, the shows absence from any of the major streaming outlets seems bizarre.
They even turned it into acomputer game.
And the miniseries never really disappeared, either.
So why isnt it on streaming?
Which brings us back to Paramount.
(Two years ago, it was called ViacomCBS.)
And sources at Paramount also tell us that its currently available to be licensed in the U.S. Of course, this isnt a particularly unusual situation in the streaming age.
Too many shows likeShogunlive in licensing purgatory un-streamable despite the fact that their parent company owns them outright.
Paramount+ itselfremoved a slate of Nickelodeon showsjust last week.
Streaming fights arefun, after all!
