In 2001, British author, Neil Gaiman, published his third novel, American Gods. The novel tells the story of Shadow, a man recently released from prison, and how his world is completely changed. The book won a handful of awards and has been regarded as one of Gaiman's best works yet. Gaiman's body of work includes comics, television episodes, screenplays, and novels.

Gaiman on the set of "The Doctor's Wife" with Suranne Jones and Matt Smith.

American Gods is not the first of Gaiman's novels to be adapted for the screen. Two of his other novels, Coraline and Stardust, were both adapted into films that were met with success. You may even recognize Stardust's leading actor as none other than the Devil of Hell's Kitchen himself.

Above: Charlie Cox as Tristan in Stardust. Below: Cox in Marvel's "Daredevil".

An American Gods television show was confirmed by Gaiman as "in the works" back in 2013. In 2014, it was announced that Bryan Fuller (of "Hannibal" and "Pushing Daisies" fame) had been brought on to showrun the new series. Fans awaited patiently for a premiere date.

Over the course of the last few months, details of the production have flooded the news. In January, it was announced that Ricky Whittle was cast as Shadow Moon, the main character of "American Gods". In March, Ian McShane and Emily Browning had joined the cast. By April, the main cast had been confirmed. Fans were giddy, especially when Gaiman gave his remarks regarding the new show.

But the biggest bomb was dropped a few days ago when the first trailer premiered at San Diego Comic Con on July 22nd. The series, which only covers the first third of the book, is set to premiere in 2017 on STARZ.