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| Starz | Season Premiere Date: April 30, 2017 |
Starring:
Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Demore Barnes
Summary:
After the death of his wife, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) becomes a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who is actually a mythological god working on building an army to battle the new gods of this world in the Bryan Fuller and Michael Green adaptation of Neil Gaiman's award-winning fantasy novel of the same name.
Genre(s):
Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E11. Muninn
Air Date: March 24, 2019
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S1:E10. The Beguiling Man
Air Date: March 17, 2019
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S1:E9. House On The Rock
Air Date: March 10, 2019
May 1, 2017
The conscientious visual style that Fuller honed on “Hannibal” achieves riotous new heights of sensuality in this series. Green, a DC Comics veteran whose television credits include serving as an executive producer on “Heroes,” aids in harmonizing the story’s surfeit of histories and personalities into an intelligible and spellbinding structure.
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Apr 27, 2017
While the four episodes presented to critics for preview offered just enough bearings to determine that bearings are of limited use in the universe of American Gods, it’s safe to say even this early that it’s one of the most imaginative, adventurous, and deeply weird experiments on television--an entrancingly trippy metaphorical melee that elevates an investigation of American identity to a supernatural plane.
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May 1, 2017
American Gods is a bit too packed with these intriguing jaunts, and the narrative sometimes feels like it will run out of gas long before reaching its destination. (The first 8-episode season reportedly covers only the first third of the fantasy epic.) But that doesn't mean you won't enjoy the ride.
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Apr 26, 2017
Apr 27, 2017
Whittle’s role feels slightly underwritten in the first half of the season, but he’s an attractive, empathetic hero, a strong man who is smarter than he looks. And McShane is a pleasure to hear, biting into dialogue with the same enormous vigor and skill he brought to Deadwood. Together, they’re taking us on a road trip with no destination or clear purpose in sight. But the scenery is startling and the company’s great. And for fans of the book or Fuller, that is likely to be enough.
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Apr 28, 2017
Gods has its own dark humor--as when the erratic widow of Shadow’s best friend tries to have sex with him in a cemetery. “I’m trying to get my dignity back here,” she says. Gods takes delight in magnifying images hundredfold--a match being struck, a tile being cleaned. This can get a bit precious.
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Apr 27, 2017
While the heavily stylized sex and violence can look beautiful, it’s often just as grim and ponderous as the dialogue and pacing. Only late in the fourth episode does the story begin to coalesce, but by that point it’s likely that anyone who wasn’t a fan to begin with will have long since tuned out.
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Apr 30, 2017
16 of 30 users found this helpful1614
Apr 30, 2017
Bryan Fuller brings insanely addictive and colorful characters that indulge in an even crazier narrative. It's early to tell where it leads, but the show itself sure knows how to make an entrance.
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Dec 18, 2017
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Aug 20, 2017
Mind bending, but ultimately not as engaging as the first five episodes. Probably because i binged. I thoroughly enjoyed the fresh perspective on religion. SPoiler; beware of odin
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Jun 20, 2017
3 of 5 users found this helpful32
Apr 12, 2019
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
Apr 30, 2019
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: January 10, 2021
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Season 3 Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: March 10, 2019
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: April 30, 2017
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S1:E11. Muninn
Air Date: March 24, 2019
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S1:E10. The Beguiling Man
Air Date: March 17, 2019
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S1:E9. House On The Rock
Air Date: March 10, 2019
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S1:E8. Come To Jesus
Air Date: June 18, 2017
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S1:E7. A Prayer for Mad Sweeney
Air Date: June 11, 2017
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S1:E6. A Murder of Gods
Air Date: June 4, 2017
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S1:E5. Lemon Scented You
Air Date: May 28, 2017
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S1:E4. Git Gone
Air Date: May 21, 2017
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S1:E3. Head Full of Snow
Air Date: May 14, 2017
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S1:E2. The Secret of Spoons
Air Date: May 7, 2017
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S1:E1. The Bone Orchard
Air Date: April 30, 2017
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Season 1 Overview