Starz's American Gods has lost yet another showrunner as Jesse Alexander has been "sidelined" due to issues occurring behind the scenes.

As reported by THR, Alexander, who replaced original showrunners Michael Green and Bryan Fuller, was "fired but not fired," and is "no longer working on the hyper-stylized drama as a writer or showrunner, and has been asked not to sit in on editing, be involved on set or participate in any other areas of production or postproduction."

Sources have said that Alexander has turned in "multiple drafts of the show's season two finale," which have all been rejected and the number of scripts is reportedly at seven.

Production on American Gods second season is "six weeks behind and recently was forced to go on a hiatus," and while the cast and crew should be shooting the season finale, they are "filming pickups and reshoots of earlier episodes."

In a statement to THR, Jesse Alexander said "We are all working very hard to make American Gods the series that its fans want and deserve."

Multiple sources close to the situation have cited "friction between Starz and Fremantle, as well as efforts by author Gaiman to assert greater control over the drama, as the core sources of tension."

Jesse Alexander was signed on as showrunner earlier this year and apparently was Neil Gaiman's choice for the role. Multiple potential showrunners were said to have turned down the job prior to Alexander's signing due to the issues that were already plaguing American Gods.

Before leaving the American Gods, Green and Fuller had written the first six episodes of season two, but Fremantle threw those out and were attempting, with Gaiman, to align the show more with the source material.

Following Alexander's "sidelining", "an attempt was made to promote another writer to the showrunner position, but sources say that the unnamed individual left the production almost immediately after being elevated."

Currently, producing director Chris Byrne and line producer Lisa Kussner are working to complete production on season two and prepare for a panel at New York Comic-Con, with Gaiman himself, on Friday, October 5.

American Gods season one released in 2017, and in our review we praised the show and said "American Gods is unlike anything you've seen on the small screen before."

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who is intrigued by American Gods and hopes all involved find their way to a successful season two. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.