Joe Otterson TV ReporterDelroy Lindo has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned.“Anansi Boys” follows 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 making it a lot more dangerous.Lindo will star as Anansi/Mr.
Nancy. The character is described as all charm. As far as Charlie knows, his father was a lazy man who cheated on Charlie’s mother.
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