Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman's literary spin-off to his acclaimed American Gods novel, is getting a TV adaptation after all these years — an interesting choice given everything that's happened with the American Gods show and the character known as Mr.
While the world of American Gods focuses on a war between the deities of classical mythologies (Odin, Thoth, Queen of Sheba, etc.) and the New Gods of modernity (technology, media, and the like), Anansi Boys centers on the family of Mr.
Starz aired three seasons of its American Gods TV series before it was canceled unceremoniously with a cliffhanger ending.
As for Anansi Boys, the show will be separate from American Gods.
Nancy appeared on Starz's series for two seasons, but Orlando Jones, the actor who played him and helped write for the fantasy drama, said he was fired ahead of season 3 because American Gods' latest showrunner Chic Eglee felt "Mr.
All that is to say, it's not surprising that Anansi Boys isn't connected to American Gods.
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