Exactly a month out from the show’s premiere, Starz has unveiled the opening title sequence for their highly anticipated adaptation of American Gods.
“Is it strange to want action figures from a main title sequence? Crucified astronauts, neon cowboys and S&M centaurs, we bow to Elastic and their spectacular vision. A totem of godly visions we didn’t know we needed to worship until they showed us the light with this clarion call to the American Gods,” said co-Showrunners and Executive Producers Bryan Fuller and Michael Green.
Based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, American Gods tells the story of ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), a man still reeling from the death of his wife and lacking the sense of direction and motivation necessary to move forward. After a chance encounter, Shadow becomes the bodyguard and confidant to mysterious conman Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who’s hiding the fact that he’s not actually human. Rather, he’s an Old God looking to raise an army during his cross country excursion and defeat the New Gods that are usurping the power and influence of old guard.
In addition to Whittle and McShane, American Gods stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black), Orlando Jones (Sleepy Hollow), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Cloris Leachman (Raising Hope), and Kristin Chenoweth (GCB).
American Gods premieres Sunday, April 30th at 9:00 on Starz. The series joins a scripted slate for Starz that includes Outlander, Power, and Ash vs Evil Dead.