American Gods (TV series)

American Gods
Genre	Fantasy drama Science fiction
Based on	American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Developed by	Bryan Fuller Michael Green
Showrunners	Bryan Fuller (season 1) Michael Green (season 1) Jesse Alexander (season 2) Charles H. Eglee (season 3)
Starring	Ricky Whittle Emily Browning Crispin Glover Bruce Langley Yetide Badaki Pablo Schreiber Ian McShane Orlando Jones Mousa Kraish Omid Abtahi Demore Barnes Ashley Reyes
Composers	Brian Reitzell Danny Bensi Saunder Jurriaans Andrew Lockington
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Bryan Fuller Michael Green Neil Gaiman David Slade Stefanie Berk Craig Cegielski Adam Kane Christopher J. Byrne Scott Hornbacher Ian McShane Padraic McKinley Jesse Alexander Charles H. Eglee Anne Kenney Damian Kindler David Paul Francis Mark Tinker
Production locations	Toronto Oklahoma
Running time	52–63 minutes
Production companies	Living Dead Guy J.A. Green Construction Corp. The Blank Corporation Fremantle Starz Originals United Bongo Drums
Original release
Network	Starz
Release	April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) – March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)
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American Gods is an American fantasy drama television series based on Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel of the same name and developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz. Produced by Fremantle North America and distributed by Lionsgate Television, the first season premiered on April 30, 2017. Fuller and Green served as the showrunners for the first season and were replaced by Jesse Alexander for the second season. Charles H. Eglee served as showrunner for the third season. Gaiman served as an executive producer.

Ricky Whittle plays the series' lead Shadow Moon, who meets a strange man named Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) after being released from prison and soon becomes embroiled in a large-scale conflict between the Old Gods and the New Gods, who grow stronger each day. In May 2017, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 10, 2019. The following week, Starz renewed American Gods for the third season, which premiered on January 10, 2021. In March 2021, the series was canceled after three seasons.

The series, mainly the first season, received praise for its visual style and acting and received two nominations at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. It also received three nominations at the 8th Critics' Choice Television Awards, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for McShane, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Gillian Anderson.