MONTREAL — Cinesite (www.Cinesite.com) has been awarded visual effects work for the forthcoming mini-series American Gods. The 10-episode series is being produced by FremantleMedia North America and will air on Starz in 2017.
The miniseries is based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman, which was published in 2001. The series details a war that’s brewing between old and new gods. The traditional gods of mythological roots from around the world are steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.
Bryan Fuller and Michael Green serve as the series’ writers and showrunners, with Fuller’s frequent Hannibal helmer David Slade set to direct the pilot and additional episodes.
“We’re really excited to get to work with Kevin Tod Haug (VFX supervisor) on this adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s much-loved novel, with David and the team at Fremantle” says Chloë Grysole, general manager of Cinesite Montréal. “This series will give us a chance to do some incredibly creative and visually stunning work and marks a return for us into the world of high-end television series.”