American Gods is putting the finish touches on its cast as it heads into production.
Eight-time Emmy winner Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare (Prison Break), Chris Obi (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Mousa Kraish (Superbad) have joined the Starz series, it was announced Thursday.
Leachman will play Zorya Vechernyaya, the eldest of three sisters who watch over the constellations, guarding against horrors forgotten by modern man. Once accustomed to royal status, the sisters have learned to survive on far less in a country that has no memory of them. Her recent credits include Raising Hope and The Wedding Ringer.
Stormare will portray Czernobog, a Slavic god of darkness and evil who is reluctant to join the coming war, wary of Wednesday's (Ian McShane) motivations. His credits include The Blacklist, Graceland and Manhattan.
Obi has been cast as Anubis, the commanding ancient Egyptian god of the dead, who gently guides mortals through the judgment of their souls.
Rounding out the ensemble is Kraish, who steps into the role of the Jinn, a mythical creature of the fire who understands a person's deepest desires better than he or she does. Jinn fears for his safety with the coming war and considers fleeing America.
Based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy novel of the same name, American Gods centers on 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 (The 100's Ricky Whittle), is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a con man — but in reality one of the older gods — on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation for a battle with the new deities.
Production on the 10-episode first season began this week in Toronto.
Eight-time Emmy winner Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare (Prison Break), Chris Obi (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Mousa Kraish (Superbad) have joined the Starz series, it was announced Thursday.
Leachman will play Zorya Vechernyaya, the eldest of three sisters who watch over the constellations, guarding against horrors forgotten by modern man. Once accustomed to royal status, the sisters have learned to survive on far less in a country that has no memory of them. Her recent credits include Raising Hope and The Wedding Ringer.
Stormare will portray Czernobog, a Slavic god of darkness and evil who is reluctant to join the coming war, wary of Wednesday's (Ian McShane) motivations. His credits include The Blacklist, Graceland and Manhattan.
Obi has been cast as Anubis, the commanding ancient Egyptian god of the dead, who gently guides mortals through the judgment of their souls.
Rounding out the ensemble is Kraish, who steps into the role of the Jinn, a mythical creature of the fire who understands a person's deepest desires better than he or she does. Jinn fears for his safety with the coming war and considers fleeing America.
Based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy novel of the same name, American Gods centers on 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 (The 100's Ricky Whittle), is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a con man — but in reality one of the older gods — on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation for a battle with the new deities.
Production on the 10-episode first season began this week in Toronto.
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This is @BryanFuller about to watch Mr Wednesday say his first lines. Bryan is being suave and cool. It's a facade. pic.twitter.com/Wxlv9PDat3
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) April 21, 2016
MR. GAIMAN IN THE HOUSE OF THE #AMERICANGODS @AmericanGodsSTZ @andmichaelgreen @neilhimself @DAVID_A_SLADE pic.twitter.com/3CNhwOgwa4
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) April 21, 2016
Oh yes. It's happening. It's really happening. #fuckyes. pic.twitter.com/yWBMf73mIr
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) April 20, 2016
#squadgoals @neilhimself @BryanFuller @andmichaelgreen @DAVID_A_SLADE My producers are a tad special arnt they? #AG pic.twitter.com/C4WS9OmkYt
— Ricky Whittle (@MrRickyWhittle) April 21, 2016
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