American Gods: 11 Things You Need To Know

4. There'll Be A Lot Of New Material

American Gods Shadow Laura Moon
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With about a third (or less) of the book being adapted, it makes sense that there would need to be some new material added specifically for the TV show.

One thing we know for certain is that Laura Moon will be getting a bigger role. Although she's important in the books, she just pops up every now and then to guide Shadow, and we don't learn too much about her. In the TV show, however, the fourth episode will be all about Laura before she even met Shadow, and show us her point-of-view.

Gaiman himself has said: "My favourite episode is an episode with nothing that I wrote in.’ That could quite possibly be referring to the Laura-centric fourth instalment, but there will be a wealth of new material to chew on, including the season finale, with Ricky Whittle saying:

"We added so much storyline, so everything we love from the book is in the show, but then there is so much more – the season finale is not in the book!"

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