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American Gods

American Gods

Believe.

20177.13 Seasons26 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

Created by Bryan Fuller
Written by Neil Gaiman
Produced by Dauri Chase
NetworksSTARZ

Top Cast

Ricky Whittle

Ricky Whittle

Shadow Moon

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Laura Moon

Yetide Badaki

Yetide Badaki

Bilquis

Bruce Langley

Bruce Langley

Technical Boy

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookallegorymythologycon manroad tripgodconspiracymysterious manex-confolklore

About American Gods

American Gods is a drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, allegory, mythology, con man, road trip, god. Created by Bryan Fuller, it stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning. An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

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