The old gods and the new will bring their earthshaking battle to Starz in American Gods.

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Neil Gaiman's cross-country adventure is all systems go. Shadow, Mr. Wednesday, and Laura will finally come to the small screen in a series helmed by Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and The River's Michael Green.

Based on Gaiman's beloved novel, the upcoming series will start production once Fuller, Green, and Gaiman find the right man to play the main character, ex-con and Wednesday's reluctant bodyguard, Shadow.

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"I am thrilled, ‎scared, delighted, nervous and a ball of glorious anticipation," Gaiman announced. "The team that is going to bring the world of American Gods to the screen has been assembled like the master criminals in a caper movie: I'm relieved and confident that my baby is in good hands. Now we finally move to the exciting business that fans have been doing for the last dozen years: casting our Shadow, our Wednesday, our Laura..."

Do you think you know who should play Shadow? Tweet @AmericanGodsSTZ and @STARZ_Channel with the hashtag #CastingShadow to let your voice be heard.

There is currently no projected premiere date for American Gods. To get a feel for what the series may look like, click the video below to see what showrunner Fuller is currently working on.

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