American Gods
Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 10/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 10/10Urban fantasyMagic hidden inside the modern world.This show: 9/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 8/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 7/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ricky WhittleEmily BrowningYetideBruce LangleyIan McShaneOmid Abtahi
Written by
Bryan FullerMichael Green
Starring
Ricky WhittleEmily BrowningYetideBruce LangleyIan McShaneOmid Abtahi
Written by
Bryan FullerMichael Green
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American Gods Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |||
| S2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.6 | |||
| S3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
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About
"Myth as spectacle, belief as battlefield"
Fresh out of prison, Shadow Moon takes a job with the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and gets pulled into a hidden war between the old gods of myth and new gods born from technology and media. The show is lush, strange, and unapologetically weird, more interested in mood, myth, and monologue than plot momentum. It moves slowly and indulges in surreal detours, but the visuals, ideas, and a magnetic cast make it a hypnotic, if uneven, ride through American folklore and belief.
Watch it for
the hypnotic visuals and Ian McShane's magnetic, scene-stealing turn as Mr. Wednesday.
Maybe skip if
you need tight plotting, since pacing is slow and behind-the-scenes turmoil shows on screen.
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All Seasons
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Season 12017
7.930K87h 56m
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Season 22019
7.313K87h 6m
In Season 2, the battle moves towards crisis point. While Mr. World plots revenge, Shadow throws in his lot with Wednesday's attempt to convince the Old Gods of the case for full-out war, with Laura and Mad Sweeney in tow.
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Season 32021
7.210K108h 30m
In Season 3 Shadow angrily pushes this apparent destiny away, and settles in the idyllic snowy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin — to make his own path, guided by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orishas. But he’ll soon discover that this town's still waters run deep, and dark, and bloody, and that you don’t get to simply reject being a god. The only choice — and a choice you have to make — is what kind of god you’re going to be.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ricky Whittle Shadow Moon
Emily Browning Laura Moon
Yetide Bilquis
Bruce Langley Technical Boy
Ian McShane Mr. Wednesday
Omid Abtahi Salim
Crispin Glover Mr. World
Demore Barnes Mr. Ibis
Pablo Schreiber Mad Sweeney
Orlando Jones Mr. Nancy
Crew
Bryan Fuller
Michael Green
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