American Gods HBO version to be produced by Tom Hanks production company. American Gods, a Neil Gaiman award wining novel, will become a 10-12 episodes/season tv show(6 seasons anticipated) with a budget of $40 million/season. Gaiman himself with Hanks and Gary Goetzman will be executive producers ; Gaiman will additionally write the series scripts.  http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-hanks-playtone-productions-announces-197012