There's still no word on when American Gods might find its way back on the air.
The breakout Starz drama, renewed for a second season in summer 2017, lost showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Greenamid alleged budget disputes on the pricey FremantleMedia North America production. They've yet to be replaced — though, as Starz boss Chris Albrecht tells it, they're still involved.
"We're having some trouble getting the second season underway," Albrecht told reporters gathered at the semiannual TV critics press tour. "It has faced many of the challenges that terrific, complex premium shows face when trying to get successive seasons, especially when art comes before commerce."
Addressing Fuller and Green specifically, Albrecht claimed that they were neither fired nor did they quit. They'll continue to be involved "as much as they can be," while source material scribe Neil Gaiman will take on the showrunner duties. He'll be paired with a yet-to-be-determined TV vet. The search for the right producer is one of the reasons holding the show up. These are not the first issues with the project. Production delays during the first season prompted a reduced episode count. (Sources tell THR that multiple showrunners have turned down Fremantle as few want to replace Fuller and Green.)
Gillian Anderson not expected to return as Media in American Gods season two
Time will tell, but for now, Anderson says, “It has been an extraordinary gift and I’m incredibly grateful for the existence of Scully in my life and for the gift that Chris gave me in casting me, and my friendship with David, and it’s been a wonderful run, but I’ve got other things to do.”
One of those things, unfortunately, will not be appearing again as the new god Media in the second season of “American Gods” on Starz. Anderson says the departure of showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green means she will not return to the show.
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Bilquis / Mr. Nancy~Anansi / Czernobog / The Zorya Sisters / The Jinn / Mr. Jacquel~Anubis / Mr. Ibis~Thoth / Easter~Ostara from American Gods!
Technical Boy / Media / Mr. World from American Gods!
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Neil Gaiman (W), P. Craig Russell (W/A), Scott Hampton (A/C), Glenn Fabry (Cover), Adam Brown (Cover), and David Mack (Variant cover) On sale Mar 14 FC, 32 pages • $3.99 • Ongoing Neil Gaiman! P. Craig Russell! The bizarre road trip across America continues as our heroes gather reinforcements for the imminent god war! Shadow and Wednesday leave the House on the Rock and continue their journey across the country where they set up aliases, meet new gods, and prepare for war. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award–winning novel and hit Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a graphic novel! The second arc begins here! “This adaptation is sincerely long overdue.” – Paste
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Question about the audiobook and spoilers.
Someone I know recently stated that they are going to listen to the American Gods audiobook. Has anyone listened to this? Is there any issue with spoilers? My concern is that a certain character’s name will be much more obvious when spoken aloud than it is when written on the page… The books!
It’s been a minute since I listened to the audiobook, but IIRC, the name in question is pronounced as two distinct words with equal stress on each, so it not super obvious, I don’t think. Not any more so than when reading, probably.
First entry in the new sketchbook- Mr. Nancy from American Gods during the “Angry gets shit done” speech. 👏🏽
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“Wednesday Driver”
llustration inspired by the “American Gods” series, with Odin/Mr. Wednesday beckoning to Shadow Moon to embark on their voyage across America.
14. Pablo Schrieber, American Gods American Gods made its deities relatably fallible, but none are more flawed than Pablo Schreiber’s leprechaun Mad Sweeney. Stealing scenes throughout the first season, but most especially in his backstory-spinning yarn “A Prayer for Mad Sweeney,” Schreiber imbues a cocky gold-loving imp with an indelible honor. Establishing a character’s hazy morality is difficult business, especially in the tainted states of Neil Gaiman’s America, but Sweeney’s rolls off Schreiber’s accented delivery like a treasure map unfolding temptingly off the end of a pirate captain’s desk. Finding seduction, violence, temper and righteousness all within a mythical being viewers most closely associate with marshmallow cereal made Schreiber’s performance one of the year’s most fun to watch. —Jacob Oller
I love these photos. The ANANSI BOYS readthrough day was so special and magical. You can hear it from Christmas Day.
Please listen and tell all your friends to listen, wherever you are in the world. The BBC has never done anything quite like this before, and I’d love to show them that it was worth it.
An embarrassing ancient faded photo of me in 1976 (I think). Pink-striped school tie. The only good thing about the fading is that you cannot see the spots. But the hair. Oh, the hair.