Storyline

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

First Aired

2017-04-30
Last Aired

2021-03-21
Creator

Bryan Fuller
Genre

Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

3
Episodes

26
Status

Canceled
Language

English
Network

Starz

Keywords:

based on novel or book allegory mythology con man road trip god conspiracy mysterious man ex-con folklore

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1. The Bone Orchard

When Shadow Moon is released from prison early after the death of his wife, he meets Mr. Wednesday and...More

When Shadow Moon is released from prison early after the death of his wife, he meets Mr. Wednesday and is recruited as his bodyguard. Shadow discovers that this may be more than he bargained for.Less

60mins 2017-04-30

2. The Secret of Spoons

As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow Moon travels with him to Chicago and...More

As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow Moon travels with him to Chicago and agrees to a very high stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic god, Czernobog.Less

56mins 2017-05-07

3. Head Full of Snow

Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank ...More

Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank (because, naturally, every army needs a source of funding). And just when Shadow thought his life couldn’t get any more complicated, he returns to his motel room to a surprising discovery.Less

57mins 2017-05-14

4. Git Gone

Alternating between the past and the present, Laura’s life and death are explored—how she met Shadow, ...More

Alternating between the past and the present, Laura’s life and death are explored—how she met Shadow, how she died, and how exactly she came to be sitting on the edge of his motel room bed.Less

56mins 2017-05-21

5. Lemon Scented You

Trying to work things out with his dead and unfaithful wife, Shadow's emotional reunion is interrupted...More

Trying to work things out with his dead and unfaithful wife, Shadow's emotional reunion is interrupted when he and Mr. Wednesday are kidnapped by the New Gods.Less

54mins 2017-05-28

6. A Murder of Gods

On the run after the New Gods' show of force, Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek safe haven with one of Mr....More

On the run after the New Gods' show of force, Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek safe haven with one of Mr. Wednesday's oldest friends, Vulcan, God of the Fire and the Forge.Less

50mins 2017-06-04

7. A Prayer for Mad Sweeney

Her brief reunion with Shadow over far too quickly, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to fin...More

Her brief reunion with Shadow over far too quickly, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life, and back to Shadow. Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often tragic past is explored.Less

49mins 2017-06-11

8. Come to Jesus

On the eve of war, Mr. Wednesday must recruit one more Old God: Ostara, ne Easter, Goddess of the Dawn...More

On the eve of war, Mr. Wednesday must recruit one more Old God: Ostara, ne Easter, Goddess of the Dawn, but winning her over will require making a good impression, and that is where Mr. Nancy comes in.Less