Anansi Boys in the Media

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Neil Gaiman and Sir Lenny Henry are writing this adaptation of Anansi Boys.

Gaiman and Douglas Mackinnon are the series' co-showrunners and executive producers.

The series follows Fat Charlie (Malachi Kirby), a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy (Delroy Lindo). But when his father dies, Fat Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: the trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider (Malachi Kirby), is entering Fat Charlie's life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.

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Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn plays Rosie Noah is a teacher and fiancée to Charles "Fat Charlie" Nancy, described as cheerful, wise, good-humoured and kind. 

Grace Saif plays Detective Constable Daisy Day who finds herself deep into several intersecting police cases, including a murder. She's smart, efficient, determined and very funny.

A six episode series coming to Amazon Prime Video.

Currently filming in Scotland.

Edited December 15, 2021 by AnimeMania

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Amazon’s ‘Anansi Boys’ Adds Fiona Shaw, CCH Pounder, Jason Watkins to Cast

Fiona Shaw,       CCH Pounder,      Jason Watkins

Fiona Shaw plays Maeve Livingstone, a retired dancer and widow of famed comedian Morris Livingstone. Maeve suspects her late husband’s agent, Grahame Coats, of embezzling from them.

CCH Pounder plays Mrs. Higgler, the matriarch of her clan, and an old family friend of Charlie’s. She knew Charlie’s father when she was a girl and knows the secrets that Mr. Nancy has been keeping from Charlie. She lives in Florida, but her heart is on the Island.

Jason Watkins plays Grahame Coats, a successful theatrical agent and self-made man who is Charlie’s boss. “Obviously not a crook, and definitely not the sort of man who would resort to murder to cover up his crimes…,”

L. Scott Caldwell plays Mrs. Dunwiddy, who is 104 years old and “a bit of a witch.”

Joy Richardson plays Mrs. Bustamonte, Mrs. Dunwiddy’s sidekick in the kitchen — and in the world.

Lachele Carl plays Miss Noles, the youngest of the Floridian Weird Sisters.

The show is set in contemporary London, though the story stretches from the U.K. to Florida, the Caribbean, and the mythical World Before Time.

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Whoopi Goldberg to Play Bird Woman in Amazon’s Neil Gaiman Series ‘Anansi Boys’

Whoopi Goldberg will play Bird Woman, the God of Birds and a key antagonist in the series. She’s the embodiment of birds. Not just beautiful stately birds in flight. Anyone who’s had a close encounter with a seagull knows that some birds are more dangerous than others, and Bird Woman is the most dangerous of them all. Long ago Anansi did her wrong. Now may be her chance to turn the tables.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim will play Tiger. He’s still angry with Anansi for stealing the stories, for making fun of him, and for coming out on top. Tiger (it’s the name of any Big Cat in the Caribbean) is a dangerous enemy to Anansi and all his bloodline.

Emmanuel Ighodaro will play Lion. He’s proud and noble and has no time for Anansi.

Cecilia Noble will play Elephant. She’s old and wise, and hates Anansi.

Ayanna Witter-Johnson will play Snake. She’s beautiful and deadly and hates Anansi.

Don Gilet will play Monkey. He’s terrified of Anansi, keen on food—particularly fruit—and has the attention span of, well, a monkey.

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‘Anansi Boys’: Douglas Mackinnon No Longer Co-Showrunner Of Amazon Series

Anansi Boys is a six episode series coming to Prime Video.

Filming ended at the end of May 2022.

Douglas Mackinnon left the show in November 2022, when the show was in early post-production.

The show is still in post-production.