Good Omens (TV Series)
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| - | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Aziraphale assures his superiors Gabriel and [[Sandalphon]] that all is well with the Antichrist. A parcel delivery man is sent to gather the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]; War, in the form of a war correspondent, receives an ancient sword. In 1656, the prophetess Agnes Nutter is burned at the stake by Witchfinder Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer; Agnes causes an explosion, killing everyone present. Her book, ''The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'', is left to her family and passed through the generations. In the present, Agnes’ descendant, American occultist Anathema Device, is charged with learning the prophecies and saving the world. Pulsifer's descendant, Newton, meets Shadwell, a modern-day witchfinder. Invited to join Shadwell’s crusade, Newton meets Shadwell’s landlady, Madame Tracy, a part-time harlot and medium. Visiting the former convent, now a corporate paintball retreat, Aziraphale and Crowley learn that all records were destroyed in a fire. Drawn to Tadfield, Anathema meets Adam and his friends. Aziraphale and Crowley collide with Anathema on the road and give her a lift home. She forgets her book in Crowley’s car and Aziraphale reads it, realizing he holds the key to finding the Antichrist.|-| style="text-align:center;"|3 | + | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Aziraphale assures his superiors Gabriel and [[Sandalphon]] that all is well with the Antichrist. A parcel delivery man is sent to gather the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]; War, in the form of a war correspondent, receives an ancient sword. In 1656, the prophetess Agnes Nutter is burned at the stake by Witchfinder Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer; Agnes causes an explosion, killing everyone present. Her book, ''The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'', is left to her family and passed through the generations. In the present, Agnes’ descendant, American occultist Anathema Device, is charged with learning the prophecies and saving the world. Pulsifer's descendant, Newton, meets Shadwell, a modern-day witchfinder. Invited to join Shadwell’s crusade, Newton meets Shadwell’s landlady, Madame Tracy, a part-time harlot and medium. Visiting the former convent, now a corporate paintball retreat, Aziraphale and Crowley learn that all records were destroyed in a fire. Drawn to Tadfield, Anathema meets Adam and his friends. Aziraphale and Crowley collide with Anathema on the road and give her a lift home. She forgets her book in Crowley’s car and Aziraphale reads it, realizing he holds the key to finding the Antichrist. |
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| style="text-align:center;"|Neil Gaiman | | style="text-align:center;"|Neil Gaiman | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 7 February 2020
| Good Omens | ||
| Created by | Neil Gaiman | |
| Based on | Template:Basedon | |
| Written by | Neil Gaiman | |
| Directed by | Douglas Mackinnon | |
| Starring | Michael Sheen David Tennant Daniel Mays Sian Brooke Ned Dennehy Ariyon Bakare Nick Offerman Anna Maxwell Martin Nina Sosanya Doon Mackichan Sam Taylor Buck Adria Arjona Miranda Richardson Michael McKean Jack Whitehall Mireille Enos Bill Paterson Yusuf Gatewood Jon Hamm | |
| Voices of | Frances McDormand Brian Cox Benedict Cumberbatch | |
| Music by | David Arnold | |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Neil Gaiman Caroline Skinner Chris Sussman Rob Wilkins Rod Brown | |
| Running time | 51–58 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Narrativia The Blank Corporation Amazon Studios BBC Studios | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | Amazon Video BBC Two (UK) | |
| Original release | May 31, 2019 | |
| External links | ||
Good Omens is a miniseries based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. A co-production between Amazon Studios and BBC Studios, the six-episode series was created and written by Gaiman, who also served as showrunner. Douglas Mackinnon directed the series. Good Omens stars an ensemble cast led by David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Adria Arjona, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Jon Hamm and Frances McDormand as the voice of God.
All episodes were released on Amazon Prime Video on May 31, 2019, and aired weekly on BBC Two in the UK starting January 15, 2020.
Contents |
Premise
Cast and characters
Main
- Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, an angel who has lived on Earth since the dawn of creation. He was tasked with guarding the Garden of Eden with a flaming sword, which he inadvisably gave away to Adam and Eve on their expulsion from the Garden out of concern for their well-being. He has grown to love the finer things, enjoys haute cuisine and currently owns an antiquarian bookshop in London.
- David Tennant as Crowley, a demon who has lived on Earth since the dawn of creation. Originally called "Crawly", he is the Serpent who tempted Eve with the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- Daniel Mays as Arthur Young, father of Adam
- Sian Brooke as Deirdre Young, mother of Adam
- Ned Dennehy as Hastur, a demon
- Ariyon Bakare as Ligur, a demon
- Nick Offerman as Thaddeus Dowling, the US Ambassador to the UK and father of Warlock
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Beelzebub, the leader of the forces of Hell
- Nina Sosanya as Sister Mary Loquacious, a nun of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl, a satanic order of nuns who were tasked with switching a human baby with the Antichrist
- Doon Mackichan as Archangel Michael
- Sam Taylor Buck as Adam Young, the reluctant Antichrist who was accidentally placed in the custody of the Young family
- Jon Hamm as the Archangel Gabriel, the leader of the forces of Heaven. While Gabriel was only mentioned once in the original novel, his role was meant to be expanded in the never-finished sequel to Good Omens, so Gaiman incorporated parts of the plot of the planned sequel regarding the role of the angels into the TV series's plot. In the novel, the leader of the forces of Heaven was the Metatron.
- Frances McDormand as the voice of God, the narrator of the series
- Adria Arjona as Anathema Device, Agnes Nutter's last descendant, an occultist who eventually teams up with Newton Pulsifer to try and stop the end of the world
- Miranda Richardson as Madame Tracy, a part-time medium and courtesan
- Michael McKean as Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell, the last officer of the once proud witchfinder army
- Jack Whitehall as Newton Pulsifer, a struggling computer engineer and descendant of witchfinder Thou-Shall-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer. Whitehall also portrays Thou-Shall-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer, the witchfinder who burned Agnes Nutter at the stake.
- Mireille Enos as War: one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse that appears in the form of war correspondent Carmine "Red" Zuigiber.
- Bill Paterson as R.P. Tyler, a member of the Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch and neighbour of the Young family
- Yusuf Gatewood as Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse who appears in the form of dietician and entrepreneur Raven Sable.
- Jamie Hill and Brian Cox as Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Hill performed Death while Cox voiced him.
Featured
The below actors are credited in the opening titles of single episodes in which they play a significant role.
- Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss as Glozier and Harmony respectively, book-buyers for der Führer during World War II
- Reece Shearsmith as William Shakespeare
- David Morrissey as Captain Vincent, the captain of the cruise ship that runs aground on Atlantis
- Simon Merrells as Leslie the International Express Man, a man who helps summon the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Derek Jacobi as the Metatron, the spokesperson for God
- Johnny Vegas as Ron Ormorod
- Andy Hamilton as the voice of Hell's Usher* Niall Greig Fulton and Benedict Cumberbatch as Satan, the ruler of Hell. Fulton performed the motion-capture for Satan while Cumberbatch voiced him.
Recurring and guest
- Samson Marraccino as Warlock Dowling: the son of the Dowlings, mistakenly thought to be the Antichrist
- Jill Winternitz as Harriet Dowling: wife of Thaddeus and mother of Warlock
- Paul Chahidi as Sandalphon
- Josie Lawrence as Agnes Nutter, the last true witch in England. Lawrence reprises her role from the radio adaptation.
- Amma Ris as Pepper: one of Adam's friends
- Ilan Galkoff as Brian: one of Adam's friends
- Alfie Taylor as Wensleydale: one of Adam's friends
- Lourdes Faberes as Pollution: one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and appears in the place of Pestilence who has retired as a Horseman upon the discovery of penicillin.
- Gloria Obianyo as Uriel
- Nicholas Parsons and Elizabeth Berrington as Dagon. Parsons voices him in episode 1 while Berrington portrays Dagon in episodes 5 and 6.
Jonathan Aris appears as the Quartermaster Angel: an angel who gears up the angels for Armageddon. Adam Bond portrays Jesus Christ, whose crucifixion is witnessed by Crowley and Aziraphale. Sanjeev Bhaskar portrays Giles Baddicombe, a slimy lawyer. Steve Oram plays Horace, a motorist on the M25 hypnotised and burned alive by Crowley's sigil. Paul Kaye and Ben Crowe make vocal cameos: Kaye as a spokesman for an electricity board and Crowe as Freddie Mercury. Jayde Adams and Jenny Galloway play participants at Madame Tracy's seance. Alistair Findley and Jim Meskimen cameo as George H. W. Bush, Findley portrayed Bush while Meskimen voiced him. Kirsty Wark, Paul Gambaccini and Konnie Huq cameo as TV presenters. Neil Gaiman cameos as all the individuals in the cinema scene in episode 4, besides David Tennant. Terry Pratchett's iconic hat and scarf appear in Aziraphale's bookshop.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Original UK air date | U.K. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "In the Beginning" | Douglas Mackinnon | Neil Gaiman | May 31, 2019 | January 15, 2020 | 1.92 | |
| The angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley meet for the first time at the Garden of Eden as Adam and Eve are expelled after Crowley tempted them with an apple. Fast forward to 11 years before Armageddon. Crowley is told to deliver the Antichrist to a satanic convent, where the baby will be given to an American diplomat and his family. However, a mix-up occurs and the Antichrist ends up with a middle-class English family, the Youngs. Crowley and Aziraphale meet to discuss the coming apocalypse. Aziraphale reluctantly agrees to work with Crowley. They decide that if each works to influence the boy they believe to be the Antichrist (named Warlock), he will be neither evil nor good, just normal. Each takes a position with the diplomat's family: Crowley is the nanny and Aziraphale, the gardener. They lie to their respective leaders, archangel Gabriel and head demon Beelzebub, about their plan. Eleven years later, at Warlock’s 11th birthday party, Crowley and Aziraphale realize they have the wrong boy when the hellhound fails to appear. Meanwhile, the hellhound has found his master, Adam Young, raised as a normal boy in the village of Tadfield. Adam’s desire to have a small, smart dog he can teach tricks to transforms the hellhound into a small terrier whom Adam names “Dog”, unknowingly initiating Armageddon. | |||||||
| 2 | "The Book" | Douglas Mackinnon | Neil Gaiman | May 31, 2019 | January 22, 2020 | 1.43 | |
| Aziraphale assures his superiors Gabriel and Sandalphon that all is well with the Antichrist. A parcel delivery man is sent to gather the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; War, in the form of a war correspondent, receives an ancient sword. In 1656, the prophetess Agnes Nutter is burned at the stake by Witchfinder Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer; Agnes causes an explosion, killing everyone present. Her book, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, is left to her family and passed through the generations. In the present, Agnes’ descendant, American occultist Anathema Device, is charged with learning the prophecies and saving the world. Pulsifer's descendant, Newton, meets Shadwell, a modern-day witchfinder. Invited to join Shadwell’s crusade, Newton meets Shadwell’s landlady, Madame Tracy, a part-time harlot and medium. Visiting the former convent, now a corporate paintball retreat, Aziraphale and Crowley learn that all records were destroyed in a fire. Drawn to Tadfield, Anathema meets Adam and his friends. Aziraphale and Crowley collide with Anathema on the road and give her a lift home. She forgets her book in Crowley’s car and Aziraphale reads it, realizing he holds the key to finding the Antichrist. | |||||||
| 3 | "Hard Times" | Douglas Mackinnon | Neil Gaiman | May 31, 2019 | January 29, 2020 | TBD | |
| Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship is revealed through a series of historical events, ranging from Noah's Ark and the Crucifixion of Jesus through 1960s Soho. Along the way, they cross paths in Ancient Rome, Medieval England, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Revolutionary France, and London during the Blitz, when the Nazis were seeking books of prophecies for Adolf Hitler. The two strike up an arrangement to each do some of the other's work when possible, saving time and travel. In the present day, Adam and Dog find Anathema, upset at losing her book, and she discusses environmental issues such as the danger of nuclear power plants. Fascinated, Adam leaves with various paranormal magazines to read. Aziraphale and Crowley separately contract Shadwell to locate the Antichrist. Shadwell’s “army” consists solely of Newton, who is sent to Tadfield. Aziraphale tries to tell Gabriel, Sandalphon, and Uriel about the "hypothetical" lost Antichrist; they brush off his concerns but wonder about his loyalty. The second Horseman, Famine, in the form of Dr. Raven Sable, receives a set of scales. Adam falls asleep after poring over the magazines, and his latent powers cause a nuclear reactor to vanish. | |||||||
Production
- See also: Good Omens § In other mediaFile:Good Omens.pngPromotional poster
Development
Casting
File:Good Omens - Michael Sheen and David Tennant in character on set.jpg
Sheen as Aziraphale and Tennant as Crowley while filming.
Filming
Title sequence
Costumes
Special effects
Music
Release
File:Good Omens panel at NYCC (60959).jpg
Good Omens interview at New York Comic Con in October 2018. Front: Richardson, Gaiman, and Tennant. Rear: Sheen, Hamm, and Mackinnon
Marketing
Reception
Petition for cancellation
Accolades
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