Neil Gaiman has a number of projects going on these days with TV/streaming adaptations with
Good Omens getting a second season and
The Sandman being worked on. Now, he can add his standalone book
Anansi Boys to the mix, though it’s connected to the
American Gods property without being a sequel or all that strongly connect. Gaiman will be writing the six-episode limited series with Sir Lenny Henry with plans to begin shooting in Scotland later in 2021.
While Orlando Jones played the character of Anansi in
American Gods, it’s not known at this point if he’d reprise the role for this as the character appears in both novels.