This makes sense as the world of American Gods must grow outside of Shadow’s world view if it wants to sustain itself.
The transition from page to screen capitalized on the opportunity to flesh out the world of American Gods beyond Shadow Moon’s (Ricky Whittle) narrow perspective, elevating various characters and aspects of the story above what appears on the page.
Before American Gods premiered, fans of Neil Gaiman’s novel wondered how much of the series would follow the source material and how much would deviate from the words on the page.
Now that American Gods has wrapped its first season (it has already been renewed for Season 2), the answer is that the show is a mix of old and new…