Showrunners/creative forces Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are out, but the good news is that “American Gods” is coming back on Starz for a second season.
The second season of “American Gods” is set to arrive in 2019, and Deadline brings us some casting news today. Dean Winters (John Wick) will play Mr. Town, Devery Jacobs (Cardinal) will play Sam Black Crow, and Kahyun Kim (Shameless) is taking over as New Media, a new version of the character played by Gillian Anderson in Season 1.
The site adds, “Season 2 will have Mr. Town tasked by Mr. World (Crispin Glover) to find out what Shadow (Ricky Whittle) knows about Mr. Wednesday’s (Ian McShane) plan. His brutal efficiency and technique just may get him the answers to his curious questions.”
Neil Gaiman, whose novel the series is based on, promises that the eight episode Season 2 will be dark and dangerous.
“American Gods” is an American fantasy drama television series based on the novel of the same name, originally published in 2001. The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz. Fuller and Green served as the showrunners for the first season, and are set to be replaced by Jesse Alexander for the second season. Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller, Green, Craig Cegielski, Stefanie Berk, David Slade, and Adam Kane.