Netflix Announces AGE OF SAMURAI: BATTLE FOR JAPAN Documentary Series - "A Real Life Game of Thrones"

Netflix has announced an awesome new docu-series that I can’t wait to see called Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan. The show will tell the story of the “warring kingdoms of feudal Japan” and it’s described as “a real-life Game of Thrones.”

The show will explore the several powerful warlords who “fought to become absolute ruler. It brings to life a cast of characters in an epic struggle through stylized drama that will pay homage to the noir of graphic novels and Japanese art.”

I’ve done my fair share of historical research on feudal Japan because I’m a history buff and I’ve always been interested in the Samurai. This is going to seriously make for a great show and thanks to Deadline, we have some additional story details to share with you. If this doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will:

It will tell the story of Date Masamune, a notorious samurai known as the ‘One-Eyed Dragon’ who fought alongside the three founding fathers of Japan – warlords who led fierce armies of samurai against each other to unite the nation 400 years ago. His is thought to have been the inspiration for the design of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. As a child he infamously plucked out his own eye when it became infected with smallpox, murdered his younger brother to ensure his line of succession, succeeded his father when he was 17 and soon after conquered neighboring clans to unite most of northern Japan under his control.

This is so cool! The story will focus on the ‘One-Eyed Dragon’! The series is currently being filmed in Japan, the U.S. and Canada and is expected to air later this year.