American Gods A Prayer for Mad Sweeney (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

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American Gods

A Prayer for Mad Sweeney (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Her brief reunion with Shadow over far too quickly, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life, and back to Shadow. Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often tragic past is explored.

Showrunners

Bryan Fuller | Michael Green

Director

Adam Kane

Writers

Neil Gaiman (based on the novel by) | Bryan Fuller (developed for television by) | Michael Green (developed for television by) | Maria Melnik (teleplay by) (staff writer)

Producers

Dauri Chase | Bryan Fuller | Michael Green

Composer

Brian Reitzell

Cinematographer

Darran Tiernan

Editor

Howard Leder

Casting Directors

Margery Simkin | Orly Sitowitz (as Orly K. Sitowitz)

Production Designer

Kevin Phipps

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 11, 2017

Release date

Jun 11, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 37 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Ricky Whittle Shadow Moon (credit only) Shadow Moon (credit only) See fewer	Austenland (2013)
Emily Browning Laura Moon / Essie MacGowan Laura Moon / Essie MacGowan See fewer	A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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Bruce Langley Technical Boy (credit only) Technical Boy (credit only) See fewer	American Gods (2017)
Yetide Badaki Bilquis (credit only) Bilquis (credit only) See fewer	Rise (II) (2022)
Pablo Schreiber Mad Sweeney Mad Sweeney See fewer	13 Hours (2016)
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