Hallelujah! American Gods has found its Jesus.
Lost alum Jeremy Davies will play the son of God on Starz’ adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel, EW.com reports.
The drama, airing in 2017, follows a brewing war between the old and new gods; the old crew feels upstaged by the newbies, who reflect modern society’s obsession with money, drugs, celebrities, etc. The 100′s Ricky Whittle stars as Shadow, an ex-con who becomes the bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday (Deadwood‘s Ian McShane), an old god who seeks to build an army to take down the new regime.
Jesus’ appearance ties into the storyline of Kristin Chenoweth’s Easter, aka Ostara.
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