American Gods fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
American Gods is tense, spectacular, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
Fantasy, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, faith and meaning, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and score stand out.
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American Gods is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, disturbing imagery, and drug use.
3 seasons
It has 3 seasons with 26 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see American Gods much the same way.
It ran from 2017 to 2021 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 140 storytelling tropes for American Gods, including Firing in the Air a Lot, Irony, Category Traitor.
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