Shadow is introduced to the deadly world of the supernatural and gets caught up in a brewing war between old and new gods. Wednesday employs him mainly to serve as his bodyguard and they embark on a road trip to rally old God’s to partake in a war against the new Gods. But after “losing” a coin toss Shadow finally accepts. Wednesday who offers him a job, which he declines at first. Defeated, broke with no where to go, he meets the mysterious Mr. Since his best friend Robbie died in the same accident as his wife, this means he is also out of a job. So what is American Gods about? Well the main plot is something like this: Shadow Moon is released from prison two days early in order to attend his wife's funeral. It's what we do.” I guess when Shadow Moon said that, he used all the right words to voice the very last thought I had as I finished Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. 'I think I would rather be a man than a god.

and that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing-an epic war for the very soul of America-and that he is standing squarely in its path.Īmerican Gods ©2015 FremantleMedia North America. Soon Shadow learns that the past never dies. Life as Wednesday’s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.īut just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. Now a TV Series produced by FremantleMedia North America available internationally on Amazon, exclusively through Prime Video and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber.

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