The Business
'American Gods' showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green
The novel American Gods features countless mythological characters gearing up to fight an epic battle. The writer-producers of the new adaptation on Starz were determined to do justice to the book -- even if that meant constantly moving production and pushing the budget. Showrunners Michael Green and Bryan Fuller tell us why they're not worried about critics who say the show is confusing, and go into the thinking behind an especially memorable, explicit sex scene.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenShowrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green were more than ready to go full frontal with their new Starz series American Gods, even if not all the actors were ready to take that plunge. Green and Fuller tell us about earlier heartbreaks on broadcast shows, adapting an epic novel that had been considered un-filmable, and yes, how they finally got an actor to drop his towel. Plus an all-TV banter: the cast of Will and Grace sings and dances while Roseanne returns -- don't check your calendar -- it's the 2017 upfronts.
Photo: Author Neil Gaiman and showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green on the set of American Gods. (Starz)
