Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ will be Amazon 6-part adaptation

Neil Gaiman’s 2005 fantasy novel Anansi Boys is being made into a 6-part television series for Amazon.

The streaming service has green-lit the limited series for six-episodes and shooting has already begun in Scotland.

Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy who is always being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy, who later appears in another Gaiman novel American Gods.

After his death on a Florida karaoke stage, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories, and discovers that he has a brother, Spider. Spider comes into Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but actually makes it far more dangerous.

“No one can weave a story of fantasy, humor, and deep emotion quite like Neil Gaiman, and ‘Anansi Boys’ is a funny, weird, wonderful ride,” said Vernon Sanders, co-head of television for Amazon Studios. “We’re so happy to have Neil, Lenny, and Douglas bring their vision for Anansi Boys to the screen for our Prime Video customers around the world.”

Neil Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones, and Richard Fee serve as executive producers.

Delroy Lindo is set to star as the charming and multifaceted Anansi/Mr. Nancy.

“Delroy Lindo is a giant of the stage and the screen, and we are so lucky to have him,” Gaiman said. “I cannot wait to see his gravitas and charm being deployed for the benefit of Anansi Boys, as he plays an unreliable father with hidden depths.”