Arts & Entertainment

‘American Gods’ showrunners Bryan Fuller, Michael Green depart series

reportedly more than half of the second season’s scripts have been written

Published

9 years ago

November 30, 2017

Mariah Cooper

(Omid Abtahi and Mousa Kraish in ‘American Gods.’ Photo via Starz.)

Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are departing from “American Gods,” according to Variety.

Fuller and Green, who also served as the show’s executive producers, have exited the show due to “budget and creative direction” clashes with producer FremantleMedia.

Variety reports that Fuller and Green were pushing for a per-episode budget of almost $10 million for the show’s second season. The show has not yet named a replacement showrunner. Reportedly, more than half of the second season’s scripts have been written.

“American Gods,” based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, followed the battle between old gods, such as Love and Evil, and new gods like Technology. The series aired a groundbreaking episode in its first season which featured an explicit gay sex scene between Salim (Omid Abtahi) and Middle Eastern god Jinn (Mousa Kraish).

The second season is expected to air in mid-2018.

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Annual dance party held amid weekend festivities in Rehoboth Beach

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12 hours ago

September 9, 2026

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A scene from the SUNFESTIVAL Night of Dance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sept. 6. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The annual CAMP Rehoboth fundraiser, SUNFESTIVAL, was held over Labor Day weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The festival included a massive dance party at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sunday.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

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Nominate your favorites for the Blade’s 25th annual Best Of LGBTQ DC Awards

Submit your picks now; top 5 vote getters move to the finals

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17 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Staff reports

Nominate your favorites in our Best of LGBTQ DC categories through Sept. 24. The top 5 nominees from each category will become finalists with voting starting Sept. 28. Our 2026 Best of LGBTQ DC winners will be announced at the Best of LGBTQ DC Awards Party on Thursday, Oct. 22 and our special issue will come out on Friday, Oct. 23. One vote per email address per day. Good luck!

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Blade Foundation to host fundraiser in Rehoboth on Sept. 12

Mayor-elect Stewart, state Rep. Snyder-Hall to give remarks

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3 days ago

September 7, 2026

Tinashe Chingarande

Rehoboth Mayor-elect Susan Stewart will speak at the Blade Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 12.

The Washington Blade Foundation will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach featuring remarks from Rehoboth’s Mayor-elect Susan Stewart and Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.

The Foundation funds fellowships for aspiring queer journalists and enterprise journalism projects.

The event will be held at a private home in Rehoboth. Tickets are $100 and include open bar from Diego’s, catered appetizers from the Blue Moon, entertainment, guest speakers, and an auction. Tickets are available here.