‘Good Omens’: Michael Sheen Is Excited to Work With David Tennant Again, Hopes for ‘Satisfying’ Season 3
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“I know, I know.” That’s Michael Sheen‘s response to how much the end of Good Omens Season 2 hurt. But the good news is that we know there will be more: The Prime Video series is ending with the third season, set to film in 2025.
When TV Insider recently spoke with Sheen, there wasn’t much he could say about what’s to come. “It’s still in development, but obviously I’m very excited to work with David again, and I love that character,” he shared. “I’m very excited about it.”
Sheen and David Tennant are fantastic together as the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, respectively, which is what made the end of Season 2 as painful as it was. The Metatron (Derek Jacobi) offered Aziraphale the vacated supreme archangel position in Heaven—and said that he could restore Crowley to full angelic status. As Aziraphale saw it, the two of them could make a difference and be together as angels. But Crowley instead suggested (not for the first time) that they go off together to be an “us.” After a heartbreaking kiss, the two parted ways, with Aziraphale going up to Heaven with the Metatron (who teased the Second Coming) and Crowley driving off in the Bentley.
“One of the extraordinary things about being a part of [Good Omens] is the audience, the fans, the fandom of it. You have to take it very seriously because people get really affected by it,” Sheen added. “And seeing how people reacted to the end of Season 2 was extraordinary. So yeah, I hope, and I’m sure, that Season 3 will be a satisfying experience for everyone.”
Season 2 dropped on Prime Video in July 2023. It was in December of that year that Prime Video announced that Good Omens Season 3 was picked up and would be its last. The series is based on Neil Gaiman and Sir Terry Pratchett’s novel. “In Season Three, 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,” Gaiman said in a statement when the renewal was announced.
So far, only Sheen and Tennant have been confirmed for Season 3, so when TV Insider caught up with Jon Hamm, who plays Gabriel, in May 2024, we had to ask if he could return. “I don’t know. I hope so. I hope he’s happy somewhere with his life, so to speak, in the universe. I think that there might be something happening, but I don’t want to get too far out over my skis and I don’t want to spoil anything,” he said.
How are you hoping Good Omens ends? Let us know in the comments section, below.
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I am so excited for S3 and love these occasional reminders of how wonderful Sheen and Tennant are as a team.
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So happy and excited for Good Omens 3! Can't arrive soon enough!
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Agreed!
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I'll be happy to see my favourite angel and demon again, glad that Michael and David have confirmed their partisipation.
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We were able to see Good Omens 1st series on BBC I think but do not have prime video. Will it ever come on to main stream television?
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Really looking forward to s3, thanks for the quote!
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So excited for season 3!
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Can’t wait to watch season 3.
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Same only 3 seasons, very good series
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Gaaahhh! Can't wait!
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Always delighted to hear from Michael Sheen and excited for season 3.
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Super excited to watch!!
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I would LOVE to see Jimbriel and Beez in Season 3, perhaps making Crowley and Azi talk to each other and all of them working together to stop the Second Coming.
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Can’t wait, definitely getting aboard the hype train
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Estoy súper emocionada a acá en Latinoamérica estamos ansiosos de ver la tercera temporada ❤️. Amamos a los actores y estamos muy emocionados de verlos nuevamente trabajar juntos 😍😍
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I hope it ends with Gaiman being replaced as showrunner and justice for his victims.
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Sooo excited and looking forward to season 3!!! Best show ever, I love it 😄
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Very peculiar how all the comments asking about the sexual assault allegations against showrunner Gaiman got downvoted overnight, far enough to move them out of sight to page two. Almost as if some dedicated damage control team got busy with the downvote buttons...
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I want to see what happens after. And after. And then after that. The first series was supposed to be all there was. At least, at first. And these two friends are so wonderful - so good together. So please do not say those words "the last" to me. I do not want to hear it.
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Ahhh I want season 3
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Sheen and Tennant are amazing, I love them in Good Omens sooo much. Best show ever. I'm so excited and anxious for season 3! So glad to hear Sheen has made some positive noises about it, I'm very worried Amazon may cancel it. Please give us more news!! I've my fingers crossed and eagerly awaiting some good news about production resuming x
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Why hasn't TV Insider reported on or even mentioned the sexual abuse allegations against Neil Gaiman? Very odd
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neil gaiman is accused of sexual assault by several women. maybe ask him about that as well?
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I hope the show ends with Neil Gaiman being fired for his alleged sexual assaults of women who worked for him and fans. And that everyone listens to the podcast that featured the voices of the victims (and a recording of Gaiman itself admitting it and trying to buy a victim's silence).
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Weird that this news is considered relevant, despite the far-off release date of Good Omens S3.
Yet, the more timely, urgent story of showrunner Neil Gaiman's sexual abuse of a young women (which his victim unpacks on the podcast "Am I Broken: Survivors Stories") isn't worth even a single line?
Not to mention additional first-hand testimonies by four different women, each detailing Gaiman's similarly abusive and violent acts against them (in the podcast "Tortoise Media").
Weird what's worth a headline and what isn't...
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It's very strange what TV Insider considers worth reporting and what it considers not worth reporting. Isn't the more important story the recent allegations against Neil Gaiman that span decades?
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Please update this post with reference to the five women who have accused NG of sexual assault. Here is a round-up of the allegations: https://muccamukk.dreamwidth.org/1678972.html
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Can we have a report of any kind over the Neil Gaiman allegations, instead of some news about a show that is going to hair in the next three years no one cares about now?
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More concerned about what might happen regarding Neil Gaiman’s sexual assault allegations…
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I was excited about a season 3 until I heard about the sexual abuse allegations for Neil Gaiman. I support victims over tv shows.
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No mention of Neil Gaiman’s sexual abuse allegations? I guess five women’s stories aren’t new worthy enough for you but this is.
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Interesting that you have an entire article about Good Omens and show runner/co-author, Neil Gaiman, without mentioning that he’s been accused of sexual assault by five women.
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What happens if Gaiman himself gets cancelled, as seems possible.
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So you'll post anything is crisis PR firm will put out, huh? This article has no new news, no new statements, and no purpose other than to push the sexual assault charges down in the results of search engines. Y'all are a bunch of slimy dupes.
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Wickedness. Read the Bible, don't watch this blasphemous nonsense.
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I mean tbf it's actually fairly accurate to the bible (more than most adaptations are) except for the added bonus that the Guardian of the Eastern Gate and the Serpent of Eden kiss each other on the mouth 😊💕
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Crucifixion by social media based on gossip is evil.
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It isn't gossip. It is 5 women's spoken testimony (you can hear their voices), talking about assault, rape and predatory behaviour over the span of 40 years. None of these women know each other, and they report an incredibly similar MO. Please be more informed before commenting.
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No mention of the sexual abuse allegations, why?
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I’m very much looking forward to season 3, especially for Sheen and Tennant. But it is irresponsible to report on the new season without any mention of the allegations against Gaiman. He should be replaced as showrunner.
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None of this is news. What is news is Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault and abuse by multiple women. I loved Good Omens, but that's a much more important story, however much Gaiman's crisis management firm want it buried by puff pieces.
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No comment on the allegations against Neil Gaiman? :/
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Did you not ask him about the sexual abuse allegations against Neil Gaiman?
Update: I see Gaiman's astroturfing PR company are out in force in the comments 🙂
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It would be hard, considering they haven't actually talked to him. These are all recycled statements from months ago 😞
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We haven’t sent these comments before from any other publication, a little confused where you’re getting that these are recycled from “months ago” :/
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It's disappointing to see the lack of articles addressing the allegations against Neil Gaiman.
This article is frustratingly pointless. There is no new information about Good Omens.
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As much as I genuinely loved the first two seasons, I do hope the third isn't made given we have since learned the writer groomed and sexually assaulted a series of young female fans. I hope the truly wonderful actors involved distance themselves at this point.
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