LOS ANGELES — The critical hit series “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 nods during the 76th Emmy nomination awards announcements Wednesday morning. "Shogun" finished its premiere season at April’s end, has a 99% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is a creation of two Maui residents, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.

Kondo was born and raised in Pukalani and attended Maui High School.

Nominations were announced Wednesday morning by Emmy winners Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tony Hale, coming just six months after the last Emmy Awards, which were delayed by last year’s writers and actors strikes.

"Shogun" is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war; the show’s success led to an announcement late May that FX, Hulu and the Estate of James Clavell are working to extend the drama to develop the saga with two additional seasons of the series.

Its nominations included best drama series, best actress in a drama series for Anna Sawai and best actor for Hiroyuki Sanada.

To see the full list of nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards, click here.

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