HBO Adapting <PERSON> AMERICAN GODS April 15, 2011 9:57 am
Just days before HBO unveils their adaptation of <PERSON> novel Game of Thrones on Sunday which they translated into an epic-sized production, comes news from Deadline that attention has turned to <PERSON> American Gods.
Author <PERSON> answered some questions on Reddit in 2013, one of which was related to American Gods. According to <PERSON>, a series based on the book is still in the works, but it’s no longer being developed at HBO. Continue below to read his quote.
When asked the question “I always hear things about an American Gods HBO Series, pilots and greenlights and all sorts of things. Whats the truth?” <PERSON> answered:
“There is an American Gods TV series in the works. It’s no longer with HBO. The moment that things are ready to be announced I am sure they will be, either legitimately or via a leak in a big Hollywood Agency mailroom.”
Update
Now American Gods has found a new home. 26
It’s been announced that FreemantleMedia has acquired the rights to the project, though it’s not yet known what channel you can expect to see the show on yet.
“A few people have asked for more background on this: HBO had an option on American Gods for several years. It went through three different pilot scripts. HBO has a limited number of slots and, after a while, passed it to Cinemax, who are in the HBO family, who decided eventually they didn’t want to do it, and the option expired, which unfortunately meant we couldn’t work with <PERSON> production company Playtone any longer, as they are exclusive to HBO. However, <PERSON>, who had been one of the brightest stars at Playtone, had recently moved to Freemantle, and was as determined as she had been when she was at Playtone to bring American Gods to the screen. And I was impressed by her determination.”
“There is an American Gods TV series in the works,” <PERSON> wrote in the AMA. “It’s no longer with HBO.
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