Good Omens is getting a final send-off, albeit a truncated one.
The Amazon fantasy drama will end with one 90-minute episode in lieu of a full third season with creator Neil Gaiman exiting after allegations were made against him by a slew of women.
Michael Sheen and David Tennant, who play the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, respectively, will return for the one-off television movie, which will begin shooting in early 2025 in Scotland after pre-production was paused due to the allegations.
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Gaiman contributed to the writing of the series finale but will not be working on the production and his production company the Blank Corporation is no longer involved. A new writer is expected to finish up the work, although insiders said that deal has not been closed.
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This comes after Tortoise Media released a podcast that chronicled accounts of two women, with whom he was in consensual relationships, who accused him of sexual assault. Another two have since come forward. Gaiman denies the allegation.
Deadline revealed last month that Gaiman offered to step back so that Good Omens would be able to finish its story.
Sheen plays Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, while Tennant plays the fast-living demon Crowley. Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson and Frances McDormand also star. It is based on Terry Pratchett’s 1990 novel.
The series was renewed for its third and final season last year. Gaiman had served as writer, showrunner and exec producer. He is the latest high-profile member of the crew to leave the show after co-showrunner Douglas Mackinnon, who also served as a director and exec producer left after the first two seasons.
In August, Sheen said that he was “excited” for what’s in store for the show and said that “season three will be a satisfying experience for everyone”.
Rob Wilkins of Narrativia, representing Terry Pratchett’s estate, as well as BBC Studios Productions’ head of comedy Josh Cole will executive produce. The new season is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, BBC Studios Productions and Narrativia.
Yea, I don’t believe for a minute that a fan would prefer it be cancelled. No one wants to end this lovely story on the cliffhanger it did. Thank you so much to the Pratchett estate for getting us an ending, I’m sure it will be lovely!
I am so tired of all these “Hollywood: types not able to take no for an answer, and then because of that we don’t get final seasons of things as they don’t want them to get money from it. I say when hiring put right in contract if they are accused of anything like sexual misconduct they no longer get any royalties from the show which may then allow it to be finished properly
So we’ll just get a slapdash edit that makes absolutely no sense at all. Quite frankly if that’s the level of disrespect Amazon Prime has for this fandom, I’d rather they cancelled it outright.
As a member of this fandom, I could not disagree more. No one wants the story to end on the note it did in season 2, jfc.
Well no one is happy but considering how absolutely selfishly and royally parties screwed up, I’m thankful the Pratchett family stepped in and salvaged even this. We just need to wait and hope that everything we’ve been invested in isn’t completely ruined in condensing it to such a small time.
Awww! Why can’t people behave!