Ricky Whittle Shares First Pics From American Gods Table Read

Ricky Whittle shared images of the cast from the first table read of American Gods on Monday — and now we can all start really freaking out. The new Starz show, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, is set to debut in 2017 and is one of the most anticipated series to hit the network. Whittle stars as Shadow Moon, an ex-con hired by the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) as a personal bodyguard, finding himself in the middle of a war on the “New Gods” taking hold in America.

It’s clear from the pictures, the cast and crew are every bit as excited for American Gods as we are! Pictured in the group shot are series writer Michael Green, show runner and producer Bryan Fuller, Yetide Badaki (Bilquis), Bruce Langley (Technical Boy), Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, and director, David Slade.

What a first day at school! I feel truly blessed to be apart of this incredible new family @AmericanGodsSTZ#wecominpic.twitter.com/eiw8ncvubl

— Ricky Whittle (@MrRickyWhittle) April 12, 2016

Whittle previously revealed how honored he was to be working alongside Ian McShane, so we don’t blame him for taking a moment to fanboy on their first day.

#IanMcShane is everything I imagined & more,hilarious & wonderful,oh & we’re both @ManUtd fans #americangodspic.twitter.com/A8lmyvngXj

— Ricky Whittle (@MrRickyWhittle) April 12, 2016

And we can’t help but also be excited at the first sight of Shadow and Mr. Wednesday together! Bryan Fuller tweeted out this image and we’re kinda dying to know exactly what’s being said. 

#AMERICANGODS TABLE READ @MrRickyWhittle@andmichaelgreen@DAVID_A_SLADE@neilhimself@AmericanGodsSTZ#IanMcShanepic.twitter.com/xhyFGnbwdP

— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) April 11, 2016

Waiting until 2017 just might prove to be a very special kind of torture.

The first #AmericanGods table read w @BryanFuller@andmichaelgreen@DAVID_A_SLADE@MrRickyWhittle & #IanMcShane! pic.twitter.com/Cgir1PRezZ

— FremantleMedia NA (@FMNATV) April 11, 2016

Until then, we’ll keep you up-to-date on all the latest from the American Gods production! Are you as excited as we are? Leave a comment below and we can chat!