American Gods Replaces Gillian Anderson’s Media With A New Character In Season 2

After Gillian Anderson announced she would not return for the second season of American Gods, following the departure of co-showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, it now seems as though her role as Media will not be recast. Instead, the character is being outright replaced.

According to TV Line, producers on the series are looking to fill the new regular role of New Media, which will represent social media as Anderson’s character did for pop culture in the first season. Though no official announcements have been made, the report says the series is looking for a 20-something Asian woman to play the role.

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Including a god of New Media is an intriguing addition to the show, given that the Neil Gaiman-authored novel that serves as the show’s source material was first published in 2001. That’s before MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media was able to take hold of the world. It should be interesting to see how the new character impacts the series.

While production of Season 2 has yet to begin, a new showrunner has been found to take over for Fuller and Green. Jesse Alexander–an alum of shows that include Star Trek: Discovery, Hannibal, Heroes, and Alias–has come aboard as executive producer. He will work alongside Gaiman in bringing the new episodes to life. It’s believed that American Gods may return in early 2019.