How to Watch ‘Shōgun’ Online: Here Are the Best Ways to Stream the Limited Series for Free

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Shōgun is a new 10-episode limited series based on the bestselling novel of the same name from author James Clavell. The first two episodes are available to stream on Hulu, while they’re also airing on FX starting on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Ahead, you can read on for ways to watch and stream Shōgun.

What Time Does Shōgun Premiere?

The first two episodes of Shōgun are available to stream on Hulu. However, the miniseries premieres on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX. The remaining seven episodes drop every Tuesday morning at 12:01 a.m. ET/PT on Hulu, while it broadcasts later on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.

Where to Watch Shōgun for Free

If you’re a cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch some of your favorite TV shows without cable — especially if you want to watch for free. Many streaming services, like DirecTV Stream and Fubo, offer free trials, so you can watch the season premiere of Shōgun on FX without spending money up front.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch Shōgun on Hulu, Disney+ (as part of the Disney Duo), DirecTV Stream and Fubo.

How to Watch Shōgun on Hulu

The best way to watch Shōgun is with a subscription to Hulu. New episodes of the limited series drop on the streaming service before it airs on FX, while you get access to other fantastic originals, including The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, The Handmaid’s Tale, American Horror Stories and more. You also get access to FX originals, like Fargo, Reservation Dogs, What We Do in the Shadows, Under the Banner of Heaven and others.

Hulu starts at $7.99 per month, or $79.99 per year for the ad-supported plan, while you can go without ads for $17.99 per month.

How to Watch Shōgun on Disney+

Looking to add Disney+ with your Hulu subscription? You can get Disney+ and Hulu in one streaming service with the Disney Duo. With sign up, you get a new hub called “Hulu” at the top of the Disney+ homepage, along with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.

The first two episodes are available to stream with the Disney Duo too. Not a subscribers? You can sign up for the ad-supported plan for $9.99 per month, or you can go ad-free for $19.99 per month (or $139.99 per year).

How to Watch Shōgun on DirecTV Stream

A subscription to DirecTV Stream gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $79.99 per month. The service even offers a 5-day free trial to watch Shōgun for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks, like NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBS, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.

How to Watch Shōgun on Fubo

Fubo starts at $59.99 per month for the first month ($79.99 per month afterwards) with nearly 200 channels, including local and cable, that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a 7-day free trial, you can watch Shōgun for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The services gets you live access to local broadcast networks, like NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as FX, Bravo, TLC, ESPN, E!, FS1, MTV, CMT, ID, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network, TV Land, VH1 and much more.

More Ways to Watch

If you’re overseas and you’d like to stream Shōgun internationally, you can sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN, which lets you access a number of streaming platforms, like the ones mentioned above, legally.

The samurai miniseries follows Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), a feudal Japanese lord, who comes across a shipwrecked John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), an English sailor who clashes with Japanese culture in the 16th century.

It also stars Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, Fumi Nikaido and others.

Shōgun is available to stream on Hulu and broadcasts on FX starting on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

In the meantime, watch a trailer for Shōgun below.

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