Good Omens, the second season arrives: the announcement of Amazon

Good Omens, Amazon Studios announced today that they have renewed the beloved series for a second season. Award-winning actors Michael Sheen (Quiz, Staged) and David Tennant (Des, Staged) will return in the lead roles, the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, an unlikely duo teaming up to save the world from the apocalypse. Shooting for the six episodes of the second season of this ironic fantasy series will begin later this year in Scotland, to later debut on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. The new season will explore new stories that expand the original material behind the series to tell the surprising friendship between Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare book dealer, and the busy demon Crowley. Having lived on Earth since the beginning of time and once the apocalypse is averted, Aziraphale and Crowley return to lead a quiet life among mortals in London’s Soho when an unexpected messenger presents them with a surprising mystery. in his role as executive producer and will co-showrunner alongside executive producer Douglas Mackinnon, who will again also cover the role of director. Rob Wilkins, John Finnemore and Josh Cole, Head of Comedy at BBC Studios Productions, will also be executive producers, and Finnemore will also co-write alongside Gaiman. ‘Good Omens’ is based on the beloved international best-selling novel ‘Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett (Hogfather) and Gaiman. The new season is produced by Amazon Studios, BBC Studios Productions, The Blank Corporation and Narrativia. “It’s been thirty-one years since ‘Good Omens’ was released – said Neil Gaiman – which means thirty-two years have passed since the night. where Terry Pratchett and I sat in our respective beds in a Seattle hotel room, during a World Fantasy Convention, and planned the sequel. I got to use parts of that sequel in ‘Good Omens’ – and that’s where our angels came from. Terry is no longer here, but when he was still with us we talked about what we wanted to do with ‘Good Omens’ and where the story should take. And now, thanks to BBC Studios and Amazon, I have the opportunity to take it in that very direction. I involved wonderful collaborators and John Finnemore, he came aboard to take the baton with me. There are a lot of questions people have asked about what happened next (and also what happened before) to our favorite angel and demon. And here are the answers you were hoping for. We will return to Soho to unravel, through time and space travel, a mystery that begins with an angel wandering around Soho with no memory. “” Bringing Good Omens to my homeland in Scotland to shoot a second season – ha added Douglas Mackinnon – it’s a dream come true for me. And with Michael Sheen and David Tennant back in the roles of Aziraphale and Crowley, we really have an angel and a demon by our side. ”“ Terry and Neil always knew Crowley and Aziraphale were not one-story characters, ”Rob Wilkins said. and they have long harbored plans to expand their adventures. The amazing performances of David and Michael have made it a real necessity. Terry would certainly have been very happy with how they brought his characters to life, and excited, as I am now, that a second season is in the works. ”“ Personally, I’m against it, but the world isn’t going to save itself, is it? If David and I manage not to get along too badly, this could also be the right time for us to get the job done, “said Michael Sheen.” The return of ‘Good Omens’ is great news for me, as I will have the right time again. opportunity to work with Michael and to speak Neil’s fantastic words. This is perhaps worse news for the universe as it most likely means that there will be a new threat to existence to contend with, but, you know, a little bit you lose a little bit you win, ”David said. Tennant’s ‘Good Omens’ premiered worldwide on Prime Video as a limited series in May 2019 and is based on the 1990 novel, ‘Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch’, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The first season, winner of a Hugo Award and much appreciated by millions of passionate fans around the world, stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Nick Offerman, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, Adria Arjona, Michael McKean, Anna Maxwell Martin, Mireille Enos, and many others. With this announcement, Amazon Studios confirm their agreement with Gaiman, with whom they have entered into an overall deal.