Summary
Michael Sheen gives a status update onGood Omensseason 3 and shares his hopes for a satisfying end. After a successful first season in 2019 that adapted the entirety of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel, Prime Video renewedGood Omensfor a second season that arrived to much acclaim in 2023. Working off a story Gaiman and Pratchett envisioned but never wrote, the show left off on a major cliffhanger for angel Aziraphale (Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant), andGood Omensseason 3is expected to conclude the tale.
While speaking withTV Insider,Sheen shared his hopes forGood Omensahead of its early 2025 production start. The actor confirmedthe season is still in development, and commented on how he believes it will have a pleasing end. Sheen said:
It’s still in development, but obviously I’m very excited to work with David again, and I love that character. I’m very excited about it.
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. And seeing how people reacted to the end of Season 2 was extraordinary. So yeah, I hope, and I’m sure, thatSeason 3 will be a satisfying experience for everyone.
How Good Omens Season 3 Can End On A Satisfying Note
Expectations Are High For Aziraphale And Crowley’s Ultimate Ending
Even before it was turned into a television show,Good Omenshad a sizable fanbase that enjoyed the hilarious adventures of Aziraphale and Crowley, the unlikely friends at the center of its story. The first season sparked delighted responses online, but it was season 2 that truly gave viewers what they had wanted. At theend ofGood Omensseason 2, Crowley admits his true feelings to Aziraphale and kisses him, butthe two end up partingwhen they cannot agree over Aziraphale’s new position in Heaven.
After the betrayal Crowley felt at the end of season 2, Aziraphale will need to do a lot to make it up to him, and that particular storyline could prove to be the most satisfying one of all.
BecauseGood Omensis one of the rare television shows that made its fan-favorite queer couple canon,there are high expectations for how season 3 will conclude the story. Aziraphale and Crowley have often been on opposite sides due to their statuses as an angel and a demon, respectively, but the second season’s ending was their biggest rift yet. Presumably, their reunion in season 3 will be emotional, but it cannot come too quickly. Gaiman, returning as the series' primary writer, will likely want to build up anticipation for the moment when they finally come together again.
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Aziraphale and Crowley will encounter many obstacles before they can truly be happy together, and those will involve the former’s new job in Heaven and the impending second apocalypse. In order to makeGood Omensseason 3 a truly satisfying end to the show, the two main characters need to end up together, butthey also need their development to feel realistic. After the betrayal Crowley felt at the end of season 2, Aziraphale will need to do a lot to make it up to him, and that particular storyline could prove to be the most satisfying one of all.
Good Omens
Cast
Based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens follows an angel and demon as they attempt to defy the forces of Heaven and Hell in order to avert the apocalypse. With Pratchett and Gaiman’s funny and irreverent style shining through, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as Aziraphale and Crowley, with a larger cast that includes John Hamm, Francis McDormand, and Michael McKean.
