By Roxy Simons For Mailonline
Published: 16:47 GMT, 16 March 2019 | Updated: 16:53 GMT, 16 March 2019
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Series' star Ian McShane revealed in February that the show would return for a third season, ahead of the second outing's release on Amazon Prime this month.
And Starz, the television network that produces the show, officially confirmed the show would be back for another outing, The Wrap reported on Friday.
In a statement, Carmi Zlotnik, Starz' president of programming, said: 'Audiences continue to worship at the altar of American Gods and we are excited to be able to announce to all the true believers that there is more of this fantastical series to come.
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'With Chic at the helm, the invaluable insight and contributions of Neil Gaiman and the undeniable talent of this dedicated cast and crew, we know that the show will continue to deliver on the vision and promise laid out in the novel.'
Starz also revealed Charles “Chic” Eglee, who was executive producer for Dexter and The Shield, would become the series' new showrunner.
Bryan Fuller previously took the role for series one, while Jesse Alexander briefly had it for series two before being replaced by producing director Chris Byrne and line producer Lisa Kussner.
Neil Gaiman, who wrote the novel the series is based on and acts as a writer and executive producer of the show, previously spoke to Entertainment