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

Anansi Boys
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Based on	Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Written by	Lenny Henry Neil Gaiman Arvind Ethan David Kara Smith Racheal Ofori
Starring	Malachi Kirby Delroy Lindo Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn Grace Saif CCH Pounder Fiona Shaw Jason Watkins L. Scott Caldwell Joy Richardson Lachele Carl Whoopi Goldberg Hakeem Kae-Kazim Emmanuel Ighodaro Cecilia Noble Ayanna Witter-Johnson Don Gilet Eilidh Sanderson
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
Release
Original network	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

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 and Douglas Mackinnon are the series' co-showrunners and executive producers. 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.[10]

Casting

The same month as the greenlight, it was revealed Delroy Lindo would star as Mr. Nancy.[11] In September, it was announced Malachi Kirby would star as both of Mr. Nancy's sons, Fat Charlie and Spider.[10] Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Grace Saif were cast as the female leads Rosie Noah and Daisy Day respectively, as revealed in December.[12] Casting additions in March 2022 announced that Fiona Shaw, CCH Pounder, Jason Watkins, L. Scott Caldwell, Joy Richardson, and Lachele Carl would round out the cast.[13]

In April 2022, it was announced that Whoopi Goldberg, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Emmanuel Ighodaro, Cecilia Noble, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Don Gilet joined the cast.[14]

Filming

Principal photography began on 18 November 2021 at First Stage Studios in Leith.[15] 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.[16]

References

External links

• Anansi Boys at IMDb

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