American Gods
American television series
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| 2021 | Season 3 of the American Gods television series aired, continuing the narrative adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel about mythological gods existing in modern America. |
| March 2021 | Series was canceled by Starz after three seasons. |
| March 29 2021 | Starz canceled the series after three seasons. |
| January 10 2021 | Third season of American Gods premiered on Starz, with Charles H. Eglee serving as showrunner. |
| 2019 | The series was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series. |
| 2019 | Season 2 of the American television series American Gods aired, continuing the narrative based on Neil Gaiman's novel. |
| December 2019 | Orlando Jones publicly stated his termination from the series, with the show's spokesperson claiming his contract was not renewed due to his character not appearing in the book's relevant section. |
| September 2019 | Orlando Jones was fired from American Gods by the new showrunner Charles Eglee, allegedly because his character Mr. Nancy was deemed to send 'the wrong message for black America'. |
| September 20 2019 | Production began for the third season. |
| March 15 2019 | The series was renewed for a third season, with Charles Eglee announced as the showrunner. |
| March 10 2019 | Second season of American Gods premiered on Starz, with Jesse Alexander replacing Fuller and Green as showrunners. |
| 2018 | The series received multiple award nominations, including Best Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Awards, with Ian McShane and Gillian Anderson also receiving individual acting nominations. |
| 2018 | Ricky Whittle was nominated for Best Actor on Television at the Saturn Awards. |
| 2018 | American Gods was nominated for Best Television Series – Genre at the Satellite Awards and Best Fantasy Television Series at the Saturn Awards. |
| 2018 | American Gods: Season One won the Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Release. |
| October 2018 | Gaiman stated the plan was to make five seasons of the series. |
| September 2018 | Jesse Alexander was removed as co-showrunner, leaving Chris Byrne and Lisa Kussner in charge of production. |
| February 2 2018 | Jesse Alexander was announced as co-showrunner for the second season alongside Neil Gaiman. |
| 2017 | The TV series was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for the episode 'The Bone Orchard'. |
| 2017 | Orlando Jones was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series. |
| November 29 2017 | Bryan Fuller and Michael Green departed as showrunners after writing about half of the second season's scripts. |
| May 10 2017 | The series was renewed for a second season. |
| April 30 2017 | First season of American Gods premiered on Starz, developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, based on Neil Gaiman's novel. |
| July 22 2016 | First trailer for the American Gods TV series was released at San Diego Comic-Con, generating initial public interest and excitement for the upcoming adaptation. |
| June 2016 | Gillian Anderson was announced as cast to portray Media. |
| June 24 2016 | Gaiman discussed potential future seasons, noting the first season would only cover the first third of the novel. |
| May 11 2016 | Pablo Schreiber was announced as the new actor taking over the role of Mad Sweeney. |
| May 6 2016 | Sean Harris departed the series after a week of filming for personal reasons, with the role of Mad Sweeney to be recast. |
| April 14 2016 | Jonathan Tucker and Crispin Glover were cast as Low Key Lyesmith and Mr. World. |
| March 23 2016 | Sean Harris, Yetide Badaki, and Bruce Langley were announced as cast in the roles of Mad Sweeney, Bilquis, and Technical Boy respectively. |
| March 17 2016 | Emily Browning was cast as Laura Moon, Shadow's wife. |
| March 2 2016 | Ian McShane was announced as cast in the role of Mr. Wednesday. |
| January 28 2016 | Ricky Whittle was cast as the lead character, Shadow Moon, in the American Gods TV series. |
| June 16 2015 | Starz officially greenlit the 'American Gods' television series. |
| July 2014 | Starz announced developing the series with Bryan Fuller and Michael Green as creators. |
| February 2014 | Fremantle Media acquired the rights to adapt the novel as a fantasy drama series. |
| November 2013 | Gaiman announced on Reddit that the TV series was still in development but no longer with HBO. |
| March 2013 | Gaiman confirmed at the Cambridge International Student Film Festival that the series' opening episode would contain new elements while remaining similar to the book's opening chapters. |
| 2011 | Neil Gaiman announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festival that HBO expressed interest in adapting 'American Gods' into a television series. |
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