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American Gods
2017–2021
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #347
- IMDb #324
- Rotten Tomatoes #259
- Metacritic #217
- RatingGraph #355
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #290
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #254
- Metacritic Critics #156
- Metacritic Audience #281
- Criticker #243
- Trakt #344
Every rating
52–76
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is IMDb on 76.
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Details
- Created by
- Bryan Fuller, Michael Green
- Based on
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- Studio
- FremantleMedia North America
- Released
- 30 April 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 26 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 1 win, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (52) →
Awards & nominations
See all 11 →1 win from 11 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2018 | Best Drama Series | American Gods | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Ian McShane | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks, Devin Maurer and Jeff Han | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Kevin Tod Haug, David Stump, Jeremy Ball, Bernice Charlotte Howes, Jessica Smith, Josh Carlton, Pierre Buffin, James Cooper and Aymeric Perceval (for "The Bone Orchard") | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2019 | Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series | American Gods | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2018 | Best Television Series – Genre | American Gods | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2018 | Best Fantasy Television Series | American Gods | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Ian McShane | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | American Gods | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks, Devin Maurer and Jeff Han | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Kevin Tod Haug, David Stump, Jeremy Ball, Bernice Charlotte Howes, Jessica Smith, Josh Carlton, Pierre Buffin, James Cooper and Aymeric Perceval (for "The Bone Orchard") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Release | American Gods: Season One | Winner |
| Best Actor on Television | Ricky Whittle | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Television Series | American Gods | Nominee |
| Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series | American Gods | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Performer: Drama Series | Orlando Jones | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series – Genre | American Gods | Nominee |