After picking up rights to the novel a year ago, Starz has given a greenlight to its straight-to-series adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s “American Gods,” with Bryan Fuller and Michael Green on board to write and act as showrunners, the premium cable network announced Tuesday.
Start of production is dependent upon the casting of lead character Shadow Moon. Fuller had previously hinted that Gaiman hopes to announce a key number of cast members at Comic-Con.
“Starz is committed to bring ‘American Gods’ to its legions of fans,” said CEO Chris Albrecht in a statement. “With our partners at FremantleMedia and with Bryan, Michael and Neil guiding the project, we hope to create a series that honors the book and does right by the fans, who have been casting it in their minds for years.