The taxi driver comes out of the shower, wet, with a towel wrapped about his midsection. He is a Jinn, and the two return to a hotel room to have sex. Hating his life and selling trinkets to tourists, he meets a taxi driver who’s eyes burn with fire. In the book, Salim – a young Muslim from Oman – travels to New York City. The show, run by gay writer and director Bryan Fuller and his producing partner Michael Green, will include a gay scene adapted from the source material by Neil Gaiman. Starring Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane, the first season sees the gods of old – like Odin – facing off with the gods of new – like Media and Technology.Įach episode will depart from the main story for a Coming to America segment, showing how other humans interact with these ‘gods’ that walk among them. The scene will take place in the third episode. The Starz fantasy series, which aired its first episode on 1 May, will feature two Muslim men making love in what promises to be one of the most ‘memorable, touching romantic’ scenes in the entire first season. American Gods will feature TV’s most explicit gay sex ever.
