“Anansi Boys” Rounds Out Cast
CCH Pounder, Jason Watkins, Fiona Shaw, L. Scott Caldwell, Joy Richardson, and Lachele Carl have joined the cast of Amazon’s Anansi Boys, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. They join the previously cast Malachi Kirby (Charles Nancy and Spider), Delroy Lindo (Mr. Nancy / Anansi), Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn (Rosie Noah), and Grace Saif (Detective Constable Daisy Day). Pounder will portray Mrs. Higgler. Watkins will portray Graham Coats. Shaw will portray Maeve Livingstone. Caldwell will portray Mrs. Dunwiddy. Richardson will portray Mrs. Bustamonte. Carl will portray Miss Noles.
Gaiman and Sir Lenny Henry are writing the six-episode limited series along with Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, and Racheal Ofori. Gaiman and Douglas Mackinnon will serve as co-showrunners.
Anansi Boys follows timid Londoner Charles Nancy. Charles finds out that his father, Mr. Nancy, has died. Charles then discovers that Mr. Nancy is in fact the trickster spider god Anansi. Also, Charles’ heretofore unknown brother Spider is about to make Charles’ life very interesting.
Deadline broke the news.
(First Edition Cover of Anansi Boys)
