American Gods

2017 • Starz
4.5
396 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 The Bone Orchard
4/30/17
Season-only
When Shadow Moon is released from prison a few days early, following the death of his wife, he meets the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday and is conscripted into his employ as bodyguard.
2 The Secret of the Spoons
5/7/17
Season-only
As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow travels with him to Chicago, and agrees to a high stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic god, Czernobog.
3 Head Full of Snow
5/14/17
Season-only
Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank (because, naturally, every army needs a source of funding).
4 Git Gone
5/21/17
Season-only
Laura's life and death are explored—how she met Shadow, how she died, and how exactly she came to be sitting on the edge of his motel room bed.
5 Lemon Scented You
5/28/17
Season-only
Trying to work things out with his dead and unfaithful wife, Shadow's emotional reunion is interrupted when he and Mr. Wednesday are kidnapped by the New Gods.
6 A Murder of Gods
6/4/17
Season-only
On the run after the New Gods' show of force, Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek safe haven with one of Mr. Wednesday's oldest friends, Vulcan, God of the Fire and the Forge.
7 A Prayer for Mad Sweeney
6/11/17
Season-only
Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life, and back to Shadow. Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often tragic past is explored.
8 Come to Jesus
6/17/17
Season-only
Mr. Wednesday must recruit one more Old God: Ostara, né Easter, Goddess of the Dawn but winning her over will require making a good impression, and that is where Mr. Nancy comes in.

About this show

A recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
396 reviews
Adrian Perez
November 4, 2017
I haven't finished three series and it may take a while. I have read the book several times and so unfortunately this is a comparison, which may be unfair. If you loved the book and just have to see the series, this may be a good review to read. I don't think I could have seen shadow as black. I think it is because of his aliases. It's not a big deal though. The series comes off as a constant acid trip or visual effects show. Gratuitous sex scenes that add nothing to the story nor in the book. Shadow character seemed so angry compared to the gloomy guy in the book and he is more nihilistic than the book. In the book he almost never asks why he needs to do something. It is so prominent a characteristic that Wednesday comments on it. My wife has never read the book and said she would also have given it 2 stars based on what she saw
129 people found this review helpful
A Burton
July 10, 2019
I was intrigued by this series. I had no idea what I was getting into, as I have not read the book and only had the online trailers promoting the series to form the base of some characters. I was blown away. But I didnt already have the story played out in my head by reading the book. I loved the series so much I bought the book.
Teresa Savage
August 5, 2018
The show is great. I wish I had purchased the series from VUDU. The audio is terrible! When casting to my television, only background music is heard. I have the same problem when casting any movie (linked Movies Anywhere account) through Play Movies app.
14 people found this review helpful