Shogun

A producer behind the hit series Shogun has reportedly expressed interest in adapting Mary Poppins into a 'complex' television series, according to an IMDb news report. The idea of reimagining the beloved, whimsical family classic as a darker, more layered drama is drawing attention, with observers debating whether such a reinvention would honor or undermine the original's charm.

Lorenzo Ruiz, a Chinese-Filipino Catholic missionary, was executed on this day in 1637 under Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate, which persecuted Christians at the time. Ruiz is honoured as the first Filipino saint, and the anniversary is being marked in history and travel discussions about Japan's persecution of Christians in the seventeenth century.