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Hotly-anticipated Neil Gaiman adaptation Anansi Boys<\/a> has just added two big-name actors to its cast.<\/p>\n Based on the fantasy novel of the same name, the Amazon Prime Video series follows Charlie Nancy (played by Small Axe<\/a>\u2018s Malachi Kirby), who discovers that his estranged father was actually the trickster god of stories.<\/p>\n After his father\u2019s death, an unknown brother suddenly enters his life \u2013 who bears an uncanny resemblance to him \u2013 and gets him involved in some dangerous business.<\/p>\n The show is set in present-day London, although filming is currently taking place in Edinburgh, with two well-known faces in the world of British drama now joining production.<\/p>\n McDonald & Dodds<\/a> star Jason Watkins will play theatrical agent Graham Coats, who is Charlie\u2019s boss and a man with sinister intentions, according to a description shared by Amazon.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously not a crook, and definitely not the sort of man who would resort to murder to cover up his crimes\u2026,\u201d it ominously reads.<\/p> He looks set to share some frosty scenes with Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve<\/a>) as retired dancer Maeve Livingstone, who believes that Graham embezzled her\u00a0and her late husband, who was one of his clients.<\/p>\n Several other Anansi Boys casting decisions have now been unveiled, including CCH Pounder (NCIS: New Orleans) as Mrs Higgler, an old friend of Charlie\u2019s father, and Lachele Carl (Doctor Who<\/a>) as so-called \u2018weird sister\u2019 Miss Noles.<\/p>\n Lost and Our Kind of People star L Scott Caldwell will play 104-year-old Mrs Dunwiddy, with Joy Richardson (Sitting in Limbo<\/a>) as her close companion, Mrs Bustamonte.<\/p>\n They join a cast that already includes the aforementioned Kirby, alongside Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), Amarah-Jae St Aubyn (Small Axe), and Grace Saif (13 Reasons Why<\/a>).<\/p>\n Amazon Prime Video has invested heavily in author Neil Gaiman in recent years, having renewed Good Omens<\/a> for a second season and served as the UK distributor of now-cancelled series American Gods<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anansi Boys is coming soon to Amazon Prime Video. You can\u00a0sign up to Amazon Prime Video for \u00a37.99 a month<\/a>.\u00a0Check out more of our Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 12:00 am Hotly-anticipated Neil Gaiman adaptation Anansi Boys has just added two big-name actors to its cast. 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