The series, co-developed by Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”), hits Starz on April 30, 2017.
If it’s possible to fall in love with an upcoming TV show based only on its opening credits sequence, then I think I’ve already fallen in love with “American Gods.” The series, based on Neil Gaiman’s international best selling novel of the same name, begins its eight episode first season in just one month, but why wait until then? Get your delicious first taste below!
The plot posits a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities.
“American Gods” stars Kristin Chenoweth, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Pablo Schreiber, Emily Browning, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Jonathan Tucker, Dane Cook, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Mousa Kraish, Gillian Anderson, Orlando Jones, and Demore Barnes.
The show is written by showrunners Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) and Michael Green, who are also acting as executive producers. Gaiman and David Slade are also executive producers with the latter directing the pilot and supposedly other episodes.