Anansi Boys. Mr Nancy (Lenny Henry). Copyright: BBC
Anansi Boys
- TV comedy drama
- Amazon Prime Video
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
A comedy drama adaptation based on Neil Gaiman's book. Also features Malachi Kirby, Whoopi Goldberg, Delroy Lindo, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Emmanuel Ighodaro and more.
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Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2024
- Channel
- Amazon Prime Video
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Stars
- Malachi Kirby, Whoopi Goldberg, Delroy Lindo, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Emmanuel Ighodaro, Cecilia Noble, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Don Gilet and more
- Writers
- Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith and Racheal Ofori
- Directors
- Hanelle Culpepper and Douglas Mackinnon
- Producers
- Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry
- Companies
Anansi Boys follows Charlie "Fat Charlie" Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr Nancy. 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 also a lot more dangerous.
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Recording details
- First Stage Studios