Is Neil Gaiman Involved in ‘Good Omens’ Season 3?
The trajectory of Prime Video’s Good Omens adaptation has, to put it gently, not been the best. While it debuted to acclaim, and season two was a massive success, no one could have planned on the allegations against author Neil Gaiman that arose in 2024, not long after a third and final season for the series was greenlit. During that time, it was unsure of what the fate of the series would be, given how abhorrent the allegations against Gaiman were and how involved with the show he was.
While a final season was eventually approved, it was notably abridged. Rather than an episodic finish to the tale of our angel and demon, the final season would be a movie. Unsurprisingly, fans were even more outraged over Gaiman. He has, however, stepped back from the production and will not be listed as an executive producer on the finale, but was involved with the writing on season three.
Now, with a little over a month until the premiere, images and even video teasers are being posted. On the official Good Omens Instagram account, they posted a carousel of looks at the characters for this final season, saying, “We love a familiar face or two.”
Additionally, a video was posted, teasing Jesus Christ pressing the elevator button in Heaven to take him to Earth. As fans will remember, that was where season two left off and where Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) decided to take on a new role, so now it is confirmed that he will be returning in the Second Coming. Even better? He’s not white. It’s so rare that we get a racially correct Jesus Christ portrayed in anything.
It’s okay if you have mixed feelings about the return of Good Omens, because we all do
Back in December, Sheen responded to a comment on X about a potential screening for the cast and crew that had taken place. “So this is a big bird saying – we had a screening last night,” he confirmed. “I laughed and I cried. There’ll be bits you absolutely love and there’ll be things you’ll argue about of course. It should have been 6 episodes but it’s not. Thank God for what it is. Brilliantly directed, beautiful performances, fantastic new looks, incredible work all round. And there’s nightingales.”
On the one hand, I am glad that this show got the finale it deserved. After all, Good Omens is more than just Gaiman: Terry Prachett would have wanted it to be finished. But, on the other, Gaiman is still going to be mentioned and will still benefit from this. It’s a tough situation. I don’t blame fans who have dropped it and who won’t watch the finale.
However, I want to support everybody who did work on it who did actual good. Their hard work doesn’t deserve to be overshadowed by someone like Gaiman. I want Sheen and David Tennant to give these characters they love the closure that they deserve–and, importantly, I want to see the nightingales.
(featured image: Prime Video)
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