Friday, January 08, 2021 1:00 am 'American Gods' returning to Starz for its 3rd season George Dickie | Zap2it Michael Corleone once raged, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” a sentiment with which Shadow Moon would certainly identify in Season 3 of “American Gods.” Premiering Sunday on Starz, the new round catches up with ex-convict Shadow (Ricky Whittle) in hiding in his “normal life” and laboring happily in a Milwaukee foundry under the name Mike Ainsel when Wednesday (Ian McShane) – who is actually Shadow's father – literally pops back into his life. As far as Shadow is concerned, he's done with Wednesday and his games, but Wednesday is determined to drag Shadow into his divine war effort to save humanity from the New Gods of Technology. A meeting with the god Wisakedjak (Graham Greene, “Dances With Wolves”) leaves Shadow with a prophecy about his destiny, one seemingly determined to take him to snowy Lakeside, Wisconsin. It is here where Shadow discovers that rejecting one's destiny isn't an option.