HBO is giving us another reason to subscribe. We’ve already got Game of Thrones and next up, we’ll get a series based on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel American Gods.
Gaiman has struck a deal with co-producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman and their production company Playtone to adapt the novel as a six-season series. Each season would run 10-12 episodes and will be shown on HBO.
Each season will cost $35-40 million.
“There are some crazy things in [American Gods],” says Goetzman, justifying that budget. “We’ll probably be doing more effects in there than it’s been done on a television series.”
Gaiman’s novel unites modern mythology with Americana and fantasy, with a story that revolves around ex-convict Shadow.
He’s released from prison after the death of his wife, and takes a job as an agent for Mr Wednesday, the avatar of the Norse god Grimnir.
Gaiman will executive produce and write an undisclosed portion of the TV series, which is expected to air on HBO in 2013.
Holy crap..that’s great news!!
Sounds extremely interesting, having seen how they handle “Game of Thrones”
I got tingly when I heard read Gaiman’s Tweet about this.
I trust Hanks’ and HBO’s integrity that this will be nothing but filled with Awesome.
All hail HBO !
I for one will be glad to sit on the couch of our new TV series masters ! If HBO approach this series with the same class applied to G.O.T I will willingly serve in their video mines.