Gillian Anderson has been decluttering her career recently, having signed off from The X-Files rather controversially last month. But Scully isn't the only role she's recently quit.

Earlier this year, Gillian dropped out of the second season of American Gods, in which she'd been expected to reprise her role as Media of the New Gods faction.

That decision was the unexpected fallout of the sudden departure of Gillian's frequent co-worker Bryan Fuller as co-showrunner of American Gods.

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TVLine is now dropping some intriguing information about how American Gods' new showrunner Jesse Alexander is planning to compensate for Gillian's absence.

Producers are looking for "a 20-something Asian woman" to become New Media, a rebooted version of Gillian Anderson that will reflect the ever-changing landscape of social media.

No-one's been cast yet, but expect news soon because production is expected to begin on American Gods season two next month.

Back in January, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht admitted he'd had "trouble" pulling the second season together after the talent exodus, but stressed a commitment to the future of the Neil Gaiman adaptation.

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"We're very committed to American Gods," he reassured fans. "We love the show; as I mentioned before, it did very well for us. We're hoping for many more years of American Gods to come on Starz."

American Gods airs on Starz in the US and is available to stream on Amazon Prime in the UK. There's no premiere date set yet for the second season.

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