Starz upcoming series 'American Gods' looks interesting to say the least

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal on NBC is one of those shows that universally was loved but didn’t get the ratings it needed to stay afloat. Fuller’s newest show though, American Gods, which is based on the book series by Neil Gaiman seems to be a potential hit for Starz.

            The show tells the story of a battle between gods and it looks tremendous. The cast includes acting veteran Ian McShane along with Ricky Whittle and Pablo Schreiber (Pornstache from Orange is the New Black). The full synopsis is as follows:

            The plot posits a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), is an ex-con who becomes a bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities.

            Check out the trailer for the upcoming Starz series American Gods debuting in 2017!