Why is American Gods canceled?

Sources say the decision not to continue with a fourth season was made due to low viewership, with multiplatform viewership declining 65% from the show's first season to its third. “American Gods” stars Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon and Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday.
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Why is American Gods season 4 Cancelled?

American Gods Season 4 Release Date: Renewed Or Canceled

Back in 2019, Gaiman and showrunner Charles “Chic” Eglee was working on plans for the fourth season, but those plans came to a grinding halt after the show was canceled due to low ratings.
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Is American Gods Cancelled?

At the end of March, news broke that fantasy drama American Gods had been cancelled after three seasons, leaving fans around the world devastated. The show's most recent season premiered back in January and ended on a mammoth cliffhanger, making this abrupt axing rather frustrating for longtime viewers.
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Will there be a 4th season of American Gods?

Starz released a press statement following the cancellation, and personally, it felt a bit underwhelming: “American Gods will not return for a fourth season.
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Will there be a 3rd season of American Gods?

The series was renewed for a third season by Starz on March 15, 2019, and it was confirmed that Charles H. Eglee would serve as showrunner for the third season replacing Jesse Alexander.
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Does Laura bring Mad Sweeney back to life?

When she is brought back to life, Laura realizes that Sweeney loved her, and it was the mixing of his love-infused blood with Samedi's potion that brought her back to life.
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What god is Czernobog?

Chernobog (Latin: Zcerneboch, lit. "Black God", reconstructed as Proto-Slavic *Čьrnobogъ, from *čьrnъ ("black") + *bogъ ("god")) is the god of bad fate worshipped by the Polabian Slavs. He is first mentioned by Helmold in the Chronica Slavorum.
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Is Mr world a Loki?

As we learn in the climax of the novel, he is actually Loki in disguise, who's running a very long and elaborate con with Mr. Wednesday to pit Gods against one another and feed off the ensuing battle, which would be dedicated to Odin. “It's not about sides,” he says to Laura.
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Does Mad Sweeney come back?

I will not be coming back to American Gods, no. I love the character of Mad Sweeney and would be willing to revive him in a project that was built around him (mini-series or movie), at some point.
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Where was American Gods filmed?

Based on the 2001 bestseller novel by Neil Gaiman, American Gods was primarily filmed in Ontario (Canada), with a few locations situated in Oklahoma and Wisconsin. The Cinespace Studios in Toronto served as headquarters for the Starz series.
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Why did American Gods fail?

During its three seasons, American Gods has been a magnet for trouble at Starz. The show has had four showrunners over three seasons. Original showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green were pushed out after creative clashes with producers Fremantle that included disputes over the show's rapidly escalating budget.
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Is Netflix going to pick up American Gods?

It appears Netflix and Amazon are in the running. Of the two, Netflix makes the most sense since Gaiman is already working with them on an adaptation of his graphic novel The Sandman. That said, Amazon also makes sense considering it's been the show's home all around the world (besides the United States).
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Did American Gods end on a cliffhanger?

It was announced last night that American Gods would not be returning for a fourth season, despite ending its third run on a major cliffhanger.
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What God is Mr World?

World/Series. Mr. World is the leader of the New Gods and is a personification of globalization.
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Is American Gods based on a book?

American Gods by Neil Gaiman has won the 2001 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel at the Horror Writers Association Annual Meeting held that was held June 7-9 in New York City.
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Who is shadow in American Gods?

Shadow Moon is the main protagonist and central subject of American Gods. He is a seemingly ordinary man from the Midwest, who is caught up in the war between the Old Gods and the New Gods when Mr. Wednesday hires him as a bodyguard.
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What goddess is Bilquis?

For Bilquis, the goddess of love, it means prostitution. Hey, her very survival is on the line. Though she used to be worshiped in an era long past, now she's all but forgotten. Thanks to her profession, Bilquis receives worship from the praise of others through sex.
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Who gave Shadow Moon the coin?

Shadow receives his second coin from the virgin Goddess Zorya Polunochnaya, who literally plucks the moon from the sky in the form of a silver liberty-head coin. She tells Shadow that he had the sun but gave it away, and then she gives him the "moon" as a silver coin and tells him to keep it.
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Why did Mad Sweeney save Laura?

He is doing this because he wants to help Laura find someone to raise her fully from the dead so she doesn't need his gold coin anymore to keep her alive. She needs his help because her body is in the process of decaying and she'll turn to soup otherwise.
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What god is technical boy?

Technical Boy is one of the New Gods and, as a personification of the Internet, he is a purveyor of all things related to technology. Desperate to prove himself, and hungry for respect and power, he struggles to keep his impulsivity and petulance in check, making him dangerously unpredictable.
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Which god is Mad Sweeney?

This character is based on the Irish god Buile Suibhne, who is often called "Mad Sweeney" in translation. In the myth, Suibhne was a king and a warrior who was given a rock to protect. Just a rock. That drove him mad, which gave him a kind of power.
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Why is Odin called Grimnir?

One of Odin's many names is Grimnir, meaning the hooded or masked one. It is clear in the lore that Odin is a shapeshifter, a man of many faces, and I wanted to draw on that for this painting.
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Who are the Zorya sisters?

Russian tradition. In Russian tradition, they often appear as two virgin sisters: Zorya Utrennyaya (Morning Zorya, from útro "morning") as the goddess of dawn, and Zorya Vechernyaya (Evening Aurora, from véčer "evening") as the goddess of dusk. Each was to stand on a different side of the golden throne of the Sun.
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Why did Gillian Anderson leaving American Gods?

Anderson worked previously with Bryan Fuller on his NBC series Hannibal, playing Dr. Bedelia DuMaurier. She announced her departure from American Gods after it was reported that Fuller and Green would not be returning to the project.
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Who is the old lady in American Gods?

Zorya Polunochnaya is one of the Old Gods, and comes from Slavic mythology. She represents the Midnight Star and has two sisters, Zorya Utrennyaya (Morning Star) and Zorya Vechernyaya (Evening Star).
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