"American Gods", Season 2: release date, trailer, plot and actors
Educational Program Cinema / / December 19, 2019
Is there a new season trailer
Spring of 2018 came the first movie about the work on the second season, which showed that the process joined by the author of the book.
In October, at the New York Comic Con show full trailer of the new season.
In January 2019 there was another trailer on the coming confrontation between old and new gods.
When will the 2nd season of "American Gods"
In early December 2018 there was the first poster of the continuation of the series. At the same time they announced the release date - March 10, 2019. However, still can change: deadlines repeatedly shifted.
What was in the 1st season
The series is based on the eponymous novel Neil Gaiman. The Silent Man Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) released from prison a few days ahead of time, because his wife Laura (Emily Browning) and best friend die in a car crash.
The shadow plane meets with Mr. mysterious medium (Ian McShane). He hires a security guard hero. Gradually it becomes clear that the environment wants to unite the old gods - mythical creatures, who came to America with immigrants from different countries. Chernobog problem (Peter Stormare), Mr. Nancy (Orlando Jones), and others - to return to its former power, which was extinguished with the people's faith.
But for this it is necessary to fight the new gods - patrons of media, technology and other modern achievements - and their leader Mr. World (Crispin Glover).
Meanwhile, the wife of Shadows comes to life through the magic coin leprechaun (Pablo Schreiber), but its body continues to decay. Laura leaves behind her husband, looking for ways to become again fully alive, and at the same time regularly saves him from trouble.
At the end of the season, opponents of the gods gather in the house of Ostara (Kristin Chenoweth), so she chose whom to fight. Once there, Laura asks the goddess revive her and learns that died because of Mr. Environments: that it was necessary to draw Shadow.
Everything ends when Mr. Wednesday admits that his real name is One.
What will happen in the 2nd season of "American Gods"
The first season took about a quarter of the book, with some side line greatly expanded (for example, the role of Laura and leprechaun), and also added new characters (the god of blacksmiths Volcano). But in general, the story mostly follows the original, and can be broadly guess how events will unfold.
Be careful: more may be spoilers.
If you focus on the book, Shadow hide from the new gods in the town Priozore. There will start to disappear people, and arrested the hero again. Mr. Wednesday shot by a sniper. This event will encourage the old gods to clash with opponents. Mr. Nancy and Chernobog released Shadow of prison.
Then Shadow descend into the realm of the dead, and discovers that all the events were planned by Mr. Wednesday. And Mr. World - actually his assistant, Loki. And arranged for it to get everyone to bring one victim and regain its former power.
Already on the verge of war between the gods Shadow expose the idea of Odin, Laura kill Mr. World, then volunteer to die herself.
What part of the story will get a second season, it is still unknown. But in the trailers already shown hints at some moments. According to different data, the extension will consist of eight or ten series. Pablo Schreiber (leprechaun) saidAmerican Gods season 2 will be making a big change for each episodeThat in the new season will be more episodes devoted to individual characters.
In this case, Neil Gaiman saidExclusive: American Gods Season 6 Will Finally Get To The Book SequelThat, perhaps, in the fifth season will complete the story of the book, and then move on to her even unreleased sequel. But given the persistent problems with production, it is only the wishes of the author.
Who is working on the 2nd season of "American Gods"
Shortly after the release of the first season of the series showrunner Bryan Fuller and Michael Green have left'American Gods': Michael Green & Bryan Fuller Exit As Showrunners Of Starz Series the project due to creative differences with the producers and the reluctance to allocate more funds for the show. Soon they were replaced'American Gods' Hires New Showrunner for Season 2 Jesse Alexander - partner of Fuller "Hannibal"And" Star Trek: Discovery. "
Sam Neil Gaiman has also joinedAmerican Gods Season 2 Will Be Overseen By Neil Gaiman to work as a consultant. He was initially unhappy with the way Fuller and Green changed the plot of the work and personally approved the candidacy of the new showrunner.
Alexander was hired in February 2018, in April, work began on the new season, but in September he was removed 'American Gods' Sidelines New Showrunner Amid Delays and Frustrations from project management. According to the Starz channel representatives, he was not able to offer the option of arranging the final script and narrative tone changed too.
The first series of the new season orchestrated by Chris Byrne, who shot some episodes of the TV series "Star Trek: The Discovery" and "12 monkeys».
Who will play in the 2nd season of "American Gods"
For their roles back almost all the major actors with the exception of a few people who went after Fuller and Green.
So, no longer appearsAmerican Gods' Kristin Chenoweth Confirms She Will Not Be in Season 2 Kristin Chenoweth, who plays in the final episodes of Ostara.
He refusedGillian Anderson Leaving Starz 'American Gods,' Is Season 2 In Trouble? removed and Gillian Anderson, who played the goddess Media. But to replace it was not difficult, because the character is constantly changing shape. Now the Media plays Kahyun Kim ( "shameless»).
Of the newcomers will be Dean Winters ( "Prison OZ"), he got the role of Mr. Cities - Mr. Mira assistant and Devery Jacobs ( "Cardinal"). She will play Samantha, the Black Crow - hitchhiker and friend of Shadow.
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