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*Anansi Boys*
Anansi Boys
	Promotional poster
Created by	Neil Gaiman
Based on	Anansi Boys; by Neil Gaiman
Written by	Neil Gaiman; Lenny Henry; Arvind Ethan David; Kara Smith; Racheal Ofori;
Starring	Malachi Kirby; Delroy Lindo; Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn; Grace Saif;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Neil Gaiman; Douglas Mackinnon; Lenny Henry; Hanelle Culpepper; Hilary Bevan Jones; Richard Fee;
Cinematography	John Lee
Production companies	Amazon Studios; Endor Productions; The Blank Corporation; Red Production Company;
Original release
Network	Prime Video

Anansi Boys is an upcoming British fantasy miniseries created by Neil Gaiman based on Gaiman's novel of the same name, which follows the two sons of the spider-god Anansi.^[1] The series is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video.

Cast

Malachi Kirby as Charlie Nancy / Spider
Delroy Lindo as Mr. Nancy
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn as Rosie Noah
Grace Saif as Daisy Day
CCH Pounder as Mrs. Higgler
Fiona Shaw as Maeve Livingstone
Jason Watkins as Grahame Coats
L. Scott Caldwell as Mrs. Dunwiddy
Joy Richardson as Mrs. Bustamonte
Lachele Carl as Miss Noles
Whoopi Goldberg as Bird Woman
Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Tiger
Emmanuel Ighodaro as Lion
Cecilia Noble as Elephant
Ayanna Witter-Johnson as Snake
Don Gilet as Monkey
Yvonne Mai as Kayla

Episodes

The first and sixth episodes are written by Gaiman.^[1]

Production

Development

In 2014, it was reported a BBC television miniseries of Anansi Boys was in the works.^[2] It would be made by Red Production Company with Gaiman as executive producer.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The project did not come into fruition, and elements of it were instead incorporated into the Starz adaptation of American Gods.

In May 2020, it was reported that a miniseries adaptation was in development by Endor Productions for Amazon Prime Video.^[7] It is a standalone story and not a spin off of American Gods.^[8] In July 2021, it was announced Amazon had given the production a series order of 6 episodes. Amazon Studios, The Black Corporation, and Endor Productions are attached to the project; Red Production Company has on stayed to co-produce as well.^[9]

Gaiman is the series' showrunner and executive producer. Douglas Mackinnon previously served as co-showrunner, but left the project in November 2022.^[10] Gaiman is writing the series with Lenny Henry from the audio book, who is also executive producing. Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, and Racheal Ofori complete the writers' room.^[8] Other executive producers include Hanelle Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones of Endor, and Richard Fee of Red.^[11]

Casting

The same month as the greenlight, it was revealed Delroy Lindo would star as Mr. Nancy.^[12] In September, it was announced Malachi Kirby would star as both of Mr. Nancy's sons, Fat Charlie and Spider.^[11] Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Grace Saif were cast as the female leads Rosie Noah and Daisy Day respectively, as revealed in December.^[13]

Casting additions in March 2022 saw Fiona Shaw, CCH Pounder, Jason Watkins, L. Scott Caldwell, Joy Richardson, and Lachele Carl round out the cast.^[14] In April 2022, it was announced Whoopi Goldberg, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Emmanuel Ighodaro, Cecilia Noble, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Don Gilet had also joined the cast.^[15]

Filming

Principal photography began on 18 November 2021 at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[16] The production received support from Screen Scotland.^[8] In June 2022, Gaiman shared an update on Twitter, confirming principal photography had wrapped at the end of May and informing fans that post-production would take time.^[17]