Gillian Anderson Confirmed For Starz’s ‘American Gods’

Gillian
Anderson is reuniting with her former “Hannibal” boss, Bryan Fuller, on
Starz’s “American Gods.”

On
Friday, Starz announced that Gillian has joined the cast of the series. She is
playing Media, who the network described as “the mouthpiece for the New
Gods, functioning
as their public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various
iconic celebrities.”
In the series, based on Neil Gaiman’s book of the same name, new gods, like
technology and media compete with older, mythological gods.

Gillian
tweeted about the news on Friday, writing, “It’s true! It’s true!
@AmericanGodsSTZ Excited to work with @neilhimself @BryanFuller
@andmichaelgreen @FMNATV #AmericanGods.”

It's true! @AmericanGodsSTZ Excited to work with @neilhimself @BryanFuller @andmichaelgreen @FMNATV #AmericanGods
https://t.co/cNhhJr0P9f

— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) June 3, 2016

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“American Gods” showrunner Bryan also shared his enthusiasm over reuniting with Gillian, tweeting, “LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT I GET TO WORK WITH @GillianA AGAIN.”

LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT I GET TO WORK WITH @GillianA AGAIN @AmericanGodsSTZ https://t.co/wKY56iu8Xh

— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) June 3, 2016

“The
X-Files” star joins a cast that includes Ricky Whittle (“The
100″), who’s playing the series lead, Shadow Moon, Ian McShane (of
“Deadwood” fame) as Mr. Wednesday, Cloris Leachman, Emily Browning,
and Sean Harris, among others.

READ: ‘American Gods’ Cast Assembles For First Table Read 

“American
Gods” is currently in production for Starz and expected to air in 2017.

— Keith Freshwater