American Gods (2017)
Believe.
An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 30 April 2017 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Bryan Fuller and Michael Green |
| Starring | Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane and Emily Browning |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 26 episodes |
| Episode length | about 60 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 26 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.1/10 |
Where to watch American Gods
American Gods is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Tubi. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $8.99 at list price.
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Where to watch American Gods in 6 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Angola | Prime Video |
| Australia | Prime Video $12.99 AUD, Tubi |
| Cuba | Prime Video |
| Guernsey | Prime Video |
| New Zealand | Prime Video $8.99 NZD |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP |
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What kind of watch this is
American Gods runs on a simple, heavy premise: old gods are losing their belief to new ones. The tone is mythic but grounded, blending fantasy with a gritty, road-trip realism. Bryan Fuller and Michael Green built a world where magic is real. It is a 26-hour watch. That is a lot of time to spend with a conman who claims to be Odin. The show asks you to believe, which is a tall order for a series that spent its run debating if belief is even possible.
What the critics said
Season 1 landed with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score and a 77 on Metacritic. The critical consensus praised its visual richness and narrative impact, calling it a promising start. Season 2 wobbled to a 61% rating and a 47 on Metacritic. Critics noted it retained the bombastic style but lost the divine inspiration, feeling like a false idol after showrunner changes. Season 3 recovered to 79% and a 69 on Metacritic. Reviewers found the tighter focus and strong performances sufficient for fans holding out hope. The trajectory is erratic, but the first season’s ambition stuck.
How it did with audiences
American Gods never reported a box office, so the money trail ends at the door. We measure its audience reception with the only data left standing: a 7.1 TMDB user score. That is a solid, if unglamorous, mark of approval. The numbers are quiet, but they are there.
What came next for the cast
Ricky Whittle moved from a sci-fi series and a period romance into a 2018 comedy and a 2024 action film. Ian McShane, meanwhile, traded a fantasy adventure for a string of assassin sequels and a demon hunter. The timeline does not prove the show caused these shifts. It simply records what happened next, which is all a credits list can do.
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Sources
- American Gods on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q4743904 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “American Gods (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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