Starz is ready to bring the Gods to us. After many years of production, the television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s award winning novel, American Gods is right around the corner.
The series is focused on Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) a man who is released from prison just as his wife dies. As he makes his way home for the funeral he meets a man called Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) who is actually the Norse God Odin. Mr. Wednesday will recruit Shadow into a fight between the old gods and the new. An experience which will turn his life upside down.
Debuting at the American Gods panel at the San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer can be found below. The attendance at the panel included show runners, Michael Green (Gotham) and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) as well at the original creator, Neil Gaiman, who will be acting as executive producer. The series will descend to earth in 2017.
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