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EXCLUSIVE UPDATE, 2:38 PM: Two days after Starz made public its lack of faith in any more seasons of American Gods, producers Fremantle on Wednesday said the series based on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel is still alive and kicking. “Fremantle is committed to completing the epic journey that is American Gods, one of…

"We will hunt and kill everyone of you that gets in our way," declares Crispin Glover's Mr. World in the new trailer for American Gods‘ third season and then things really go off the road, literally. With sex, blood and rock’n’roll and fueled by Superhuman's cover of “My Way,” the extended look at the Ricky Whittle…

American Gods, old and new, are coming back to life in the new year, at least on the small screen. It's timely too, because "the struggles of the gods and the people in Season 3 of American Gods are the struggles of America," according to author Neil Gaiman. The series starring Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane, based on…

Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods involves a world of deities and fantasy. But the show created by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, which recently wrapped its second season (and has been renewed for a third), has paralleled real-life politics as we see a battle between Old Gods and New Gods. During…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight's American Gods Season 2 finale. "In American Gods, as you know, one of the things that's always been important to me is the idea that it’s set in the real world," professes Neil Gaiman of both his acclaimed 2001 novel and the Starz series upon which it is based…

Based on the Neil Gaiman books, the Starz drama of modern deities American Gods is currently in its second season and has been renewed for a third. At The Contenders Emmys, Deadline’s Dominic Patten talked to show stars Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, and Ian McShane, who also serves as Executive…

American Gods will return for its second season Sunday, March 10 on Starz. Cast member Ricky Whittle shared the news today on Instagram, along with a new poster (see below). The eight-episode second season of the well-received drama based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel will see Dean Winters' Mr. Town tasked by Mr…

EXCLUSIVE: "Is everyone in here a god?" asked Ricky Whittle's Shadow Moon in the teaser for American Gods Season 2 that just dropped at New York Comic Con. "You're in the fairytale now, aren't ya?" says Pablo Schreiber's surly Mad Sweeney later in the fast-paced video, the first significant look at the returning Starz…

EXCLUSIVE: American Gods has started work on its second season and according to Neil Gaiman, they are ready to rock – literally. As you can see from the behind-the-scenes video above and the photo here, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones and more members the self- described God Squad have began…

EXCLUSIVE: In a move that is way more bottom line and big league than leap of faith, American Gods star Ricky Whittle has signed up with WME for representation in all areas, I've learned. Just over a week after the Starz series based on Neil Gaiman's acclaimed 2001 novel kicked off work on its second season, Whittle…

EXCLUSIVE:  The cast of Nappily Ever After just got a little bit more divine with American Gods star Ricky Whittle joining the cast of Netflix’s Haifaa Al-Mansour-directed movie. With production on Season 2 of the Starz series gearing up, Whittle is already on the Atlanta set of Nappily, I hear. Filming actually…

"It's like Disneyland for adults — I still geek out," American Gods star and Comic-Con veteran Ricky Whittle says of the colossal San Diego confab that officially kicks off tomorrow. To help negotiate the July 20-23 fanboy and fangirl extravaganza, Whittle and his backstage insights joined Deadline to, er, whittle the…