{"id":101249,"date":"2018-02-05T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=101249"},"modified":"2018-02-05T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T11:57:51","slug":"american-gods-season-2-gets-a-new-showrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/american-gods-season-2-gets-a-new-showrunner\/","title":{"rendered":"American Gods Season 2 gets a new showrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Gods<\/em><\/strong> has been on the hunt for a new showrunner since it was announced that Bryan Fuller and Michael Green were leaving the Starz series back in November, and now the hunt is over.<\/p>\n

THR<\/a> reports that Jesse Alexander is stepping into the role, who seems like a solid choice given that he’s worked with Fuller on Hannibal<\/em><\/strong> and Star Trek: Discovery<\/em><\/strong>. His CV also includes shows like Heroes<\/em><\/strong>, Alias<\/em><\/strong> and Lost<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gaiman told the site that “I’m thrilled that Jesse is [the]\u00a0showrunner. He loves and understands the book, he loves and understands the TV series and he’s dedicated to making future seasons of\u00a0American Gods<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>as good and as beautiful and as unique as they can be. Shadow’s journey is going to take him, and Mr. Wednesday, and the New Gods and the Old, to some very strange places. I’m glad that we, and the cast and crew, will have Jesse shepherding us on the way.”<\/p>\n

The report also claims that Fuller and Green’s departure was more acrimonious than previously reported. Disputes over the budget were the most commonly cited reason for the split, but THR says that there was also tension between the two writers and Gaiman over the fact that they wanted to take the series further away from the book.<\/p>\n

However, it’s worth noting that Gaiman promptly dismissed that, Tweeting that it was “fictional. Most of that article was fictional.” When asked which part of THR’s article was not fictional, he responded<\/a> “The bit that says Jesse is now show runner.”<\/p>\n

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Nope. It’s fictional. Most of that article was fictional. https:\/\/t.co\/AFZVPxcCVa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) February 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n