Anansi Boys

 Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father

Director: Jermain Julien, Azhur Saleem, Hanelle M. Culpepper

Writer: Sir Lenny Henry, Neil Gaiman, Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, Racheal Ofori

Co-showrunner: Neil Gaiman, Neil Mackinnon

Executive Producer: Neil Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones, Richard Fee

Producer: Paul Frift

Broadcaster: Amazon Studios

Number of episodes: 6

Production companies: Amazon Studios, BBC Studios Productions, The Blank Corporation and Narrativia

Filming Location: FirstStage Studios


Synopsis

Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous. 
 

Anansi Boys promotional image, courtesy of Amazon Studios.