to a willingness to write the script of an Anansi Boys film. He said that "I normally say no to adapting my own stuff into film. But I wanted an Anansi Boys adaptation I could be proud of, and the radio adaption had left me wanting to go: No, this is what I meant". Television In 2014, it was reported a television miniseries of Anansi Boys was being produced by the BBC. It was to be made by Red Production Company with Gaiman as executive producer. Although the miniseries was never made, elements of the abandoned series were instead incorporated into the Starz adaptation of American Gods. In May 2020, it was reported that a miniseries adaptation was in development by Endor Productions, for Amazon Prime Video. In July 2021, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a series order consisting of 6 episodes. It would be produced by Amazon Studios, The Black Corporation, Endor Productions, and Red Production Company, with Lenny Henry and Neil Gaiman as writers and executive producers. Delroy Lindo is set to star as Mr. Nancy. Malachi Kirby is also set to star as Fat Charlie and Spider. Filming of the series commenced in January 2022 in Edinburgh. Translations Момчетата на Ананси (Bulgarian), Anansiho chlapci (Czech), I ragazzi di Anansi (Italian), בני אנאנסי (Hebrew) Os Filhos de Anansi (Portuguese), Сыновья Ананси (Russian), Chłopaki Anansiego (Polish), Băieții lui Anansi (Romanian), De bende van Anansi (Dutch), Los hijos de Anansi (Spanish), Anansi dēli (Latvian), Hämähäkkijumala (Finnish) アナンシの血脈 (Japanese), Anansi Boys (German), Anansijevi momci (Serbian), 蜘蛛男孩 (Chinese), 阿南西之子 (Chinese – Taiwan) Anansi fiúk (Hungarian), Дітлахи Анансі (Ukrainian), Cultural references The character Daisy is so named because her parents own and ride a tandem bicycle. This references the 1892 song "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)". It is also stated that Daisy's father teaches computer science. This may be a reference either to the song's use in early speech synthesis or to the scene from the 1968 novel and film 2001: A Space Odyssey in which the HAL 9000 computer sings it during its gradual deactivation. References External links Excerpt Review of Anansi Boys at SFFWorld.com Neil Gaiman – Anansi Boys interview – Three Monkeys Online Magazine Review of Anansi Boys at StarlightFading.net Anansi Boys at Worlds Without End. Novels by Neil Gaiman 2005 British novels American fantasy novels 2005 fantasy novels William Morrow and Company books Weird