American Gods is a fantasy drama television series set in the United States.¹⁾

It is based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, published in 2001.²⁾

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green created it for the premium cable network Starz.³⁾

The first season, produced by Fremantle North America and broadcast by Lionsgate Television, aired on April 30, 2017.⁴⁾

Fuller and Green were the showrunners for the first season, and Jesse Alexander took over for the second.⁵⁾

After being freed from jail, Shadow Moon encounters a mysterious man named Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and quickly becomes engaged in a large-scale struggle between the Old Gods and the New Gods, who become stronger by the day.⁶⁾

The sitcom was revived for a second season in May 2017, which debuted on March 10, 2019.⁷⁾

Starz renewed American Gods for a third season, which will air on January 10, 2021.⁸⁾

After three seasons, the show was discontinued in March 2021.⁹⁾

The series was praised for its visual design and performances, and it garnered two nominations for Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Special Visual Effects at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.¹⁰⁾

It also garnered three nominations for Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for McShane, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Gillian Anderson at the 8th Critics' Choice Television Awards.¹¹⁾

Fuller stated that he wanted the Old Gods to be gritty and rustic in order to “demonstrate the well-worn aspects of their religion and the consequences of going without faith for so long,” whereas the New Gods are slick and technologically advanced in order to demonstrate “how valuable and pertinent they are, in their own religions”.¹²⁾

Neil Gaiman, the author of American Gods, claimed during the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2011 that HBO has indicated interest in translating the novel into a television series.¹³⁾