Good Omens (TV Series)

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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 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.1.1 Featured 2.2 Recurring and guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Casting 4.3 Filming 4.4 Title sequence 4.5 Costumes 4.6 Special effects 4.7 Music 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 6 Reception 6.1 Petition for cancellation 6.2 Accolades 7 References 8 External links

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[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Original UK air date	U.K. viewers (millions)
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.
4	"Saturday Morning Funtime"	Douglas Mackinnon	Neil Gaiman	May 31, 2019	February 5, 2020	TBD
Adam’s dreams bring several magazine articles to life, including the appearance of Atlantis and the Kraken. His increasingly controlling behavior worries his friends. Aziraphale fails to convince Gabriel to stop Armageddon, and his superiors question Aziraphale’s loyalty after seeing proof of his meetings with Crowley. The angel Michael contacts Hell, causing trouble for Crowley, who tries to talk Aziraphale into leaving Earth together. The last two Horsemen, Pollution and Death, are summoned. After encountering UFOs and other phenomena on the way to Tadfield, Newton crashes his car, and Adam and his friends take him to Anathema. When Warlock’s family arrives in Megiddo for the next step toward Armageddon, the demon Hastur realizes Crowley lied about the Antichrist. Confronting Crowley at his apartment, the demon Ligur is disintegrated by holy water.  Aziraphale calls Crowley, who is too occupied with Hastur, and says he knows where the Antichrist is. Hastur becomes trapped in Crowley's answering machine while Crowley re-materializes and races to Aziraphale. At his bookshop, Aziraphale talks with God in the form of the Metatron. Shadwell, watching through the letter opener, mistakes Aziraphale for a demon. Picking the lock, he enters the bookshop and confronts Aziraphale, who accidentally steps into the open portal and is transported up to Heaven. A stunned Shadwell leaves, slamming the door knocking over a candle, and igniting the bookshop.
5	"The Doomsday Option"	Douglas Mackinnon	Neil Gaiman	May 31, 2019	February 12, 2020	TBD
Crowley races through London only to find the bookshop in flames, with no sign of Aziraphale. In Heaven, Aziraphale refuses to join the war and, determined to stop Armageddon, leaves without a body. Aziraphale, in an apparition, appears to Crowley, who is getting drunk in a pub. He learns his bookshop has burned down, but Crowley has saved Agnes Nutter’s book in which Aziraphale had worked out everything about where the Antichrist is. They arrange to meet at Tadfield Airbase. But first Aziraphale must find a body to inhabit. He ends up inhabiting Madame Tracy's body during a seance and convinces her and Shadwell to help stop Armageddon. Crowley is stuck on the M25 as a ring of fire surrounds London. Hastur, having escaped from the answering machine, suddenly appears beside him. Crowley races his Bentley through the flames, using his imagination to believe the car is not on fire, while Hastur is discorporated and returned to Hell. Adam comes fully into his powers, scaring away his friends and Dog. This final rejection returns Adam to his "human self". After finding a particular prophecy, Anathema and Newt arrive at the air base, joining Shadwell, Aziraphale/Madame Tracy, Adam, and his friends. The Four Horsemen arrive and take over the base's global communications hub. Crowley arrives in his flaming Bentley as Adam declares: "I'M HERE."
6	"The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives"	Douglas Mackinnon	Neil Gaiman	May 31, 2019	February 19, 2020	TBD
Aziraphale/Madame Tracy is ready to shoot Adam, but the weapon fires into the air when Madam Tracy couldn't let him shoot a child. Learning they are two people in one body, Adam separates them. His friends defeat War, Pollution, and Famine, while Death takes his leave. Beelzebub and Gabriel appear to ensure Adam starts Armageddon in accordance with the Great Plan, but he refuses. Aziraphale steps forward and asks if the Great Plan and God's ineffable plan are the same thing. Realizing they aren't sure, both sides reluctantly stand down. Satan emerges but is renounced by Adam, who restores the world, including Aziraphale's bookshop, Crowley's Bentley, and the lives recently lost. Found guilty of treason by their respective superiors, Aziraphale is ordered to be destroyed by a hellish flame and Crowley is forced to enter a tub of holy water. To everyone's shock, both survive. Afraid of what Crowley and Aziraphale have become, their superiors agree to leave them alone on Earth. There, Aziraphale and Crowley re-exchange their outer appearances, having swapped to survive their sentences, a plan inspired by Agnes’ final prophecy. Anathema is sent a continued version of the prophecies, but Newton convinces her to let go of her responsibility, and she burns them. Madame Tracy entices Shadwell to retire with her outside of London. The series ends with Aziraphale and Crowley enjoying lunch at the Ritz.

[edit] Production

See also: Good Omens § In other media

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Promotional poster

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[edit] Title sequence

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[edit] Accolades

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