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Good Omens will end not with a season but with a final, feature-length episode.

The Amazon original series, originally based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling novel, followed Michael Sheen and David Tennant as the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, who teamed up to attempt to stop the apocalypse – with little help from the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm).
Season 2 went beyond the original book to illuminate the uncanny friendship between Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare book dealer, and the fast-living demon Crowley.

Amazon rapidly ordered a third season to continue riding the wave of the show’s popularity, but that wave was stopped abruptly short following allegations made against Gaiman.

Gaiman has denied the allegations, but has also exited the show so that the story can be concluded, but Amazon has downsized the farewell to a single 90-minute outing for Sheen and Tennant. Gaiman will not work on the production and his production company, the Blank Corporation, is also no longer involved, Deadline has reported, with a new writer expected to finish the project.

Pre-production was paused due to the allegations and filming is now expected to take place in 2025.

 

Amazon orders third season of Good Omens

14th December 2023

Amazon has renewed Good Omens for a third and final season.

The Amazon original series, originally based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling novel, followed Michael Sheen and David Tennant as the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, who teamed up to attempt to stop the apocalypse – with little help from the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm).

Season 2 went beyond the original book to illuminate the uncanny friendship between Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare book dealer, and the fast-living demon Crowley. Having been on Earth since The Beginning, Aziraphale and Crowley were getting back to easy living among mortals in London’s Soho when an unexpected messenger presented a surprising mystery.

Now, Amazon has renewed the show for a third and final chapter. It will bring to life a serendipitous conversation from almost 35 years ago, between Neil Gaiman and the late Sir Terry Pratchett, where they mapped out “what happens next” to the wonderful characters in the world of their novel. Neil Gaiman continues as executive producer, writer, and showrunner.

“Good Omens has checked every box for a clever, witty, and funny comedy that not only made it a success on Prime Video, but also made ‘goodness’ watchable and fun thanks to Neil and Terry’s immense creativity,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The final season is sure to be packed with the same dynamic energy that our global customers have come to enjoy.”

Neil Gaiman added: “I’m so happy finally to be able to finish the story Terry and I plotted in 1989 and in 2006. Terry was determined that if we made Good Omens for television, we could take the story all the way to the end. Season 1 was all about averting Armageddon, dangerous prophecies, and the End of the World. Season 2 was sweet and gentle, although it may have ended less joyfully than a certain Angel and Demon might have hoped. Now in Season 3, we will deal once more with the end of the world. The plans for Armageddon are going wrong. Only Crowley and Aziraphale working together can hope to put it right. And they aren’t talking.”

Rob Wilkins, Good Omens’ executive producer, commented: “We’re delighted to see Crowley and Aziraphale returning after breaking our hearts in Season Two. Seeing award-winning duo David [Tennant] and Michael [Sheen] reunited will be such a joy. We only wish Terry was here to enjoy the ride with us.”

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