The manufacturing of the third and ultimate season of Good Omens has been paused following allegations in opposition to Neil Gaiman.
Manufacturing on the third and ultimate season of Good Omens has been underway in Scotland, however Deadline experiences that it’s been placed on pause. Uh oh. The explanation for the pause isn’t clear, however Deadline has heard that there are “discussions about possible production changes.” It’s speculated that this pause is expounded to the sexual assault allegations made in opposition to Good Omens co-creator Neil Gaiman by a number of ladies earlier this summer time.
The allegations had been made in a podcast collection launched by Tortoise Media titled Grasp: The Allegations In opposition to Neil Gaiman. A number of the allegations return many years, with the girl accusing Gaiman of “rough, degrading” intercourse that was not all the time consensual. Gaiman has denied the allegations, saying he was “disturbed” by them. Disney additionally paused a characteristic movie adaptation of Gaiman’s The Graveyard Ebook earlier this week.
It stays to be seen how lengthy this “pause” will final, however hopefully, Good Omens season 3 will probably be again on observe after no matter modifications must be made. Gaiman is extra concerned within the new season than ever earlier than, particularly after the exit of Douglas Mackinnon, who served as govt producer, director, and co-showrunner of the primary two seasons. “I’m not involved with this show anymore,” Mackinnon stated final yr. In response to being requested about Mackinnon’s exit, Gaiman merely stated, “Douglas has moved on to different tasks.“
Based mostly on the novel of the identical title by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens follows the demon Crowley (David Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), longtime acquaintances who’ve “grown accustomed to one another’s firm, and to a pleasing life on Earth as representatives of Heaven and Hell, and who’ve agreed to not let the battle between their sides stop their friendship.“
“I’m so happy finally to be able to finish the story Terry and I plotted in 1989 and in 2006,” Gaiman stated in an announcement when the collection was renewed for a 3rd season. “Terry was decided that if we made Good Omens for tv, we may take the story all the best way to the top. Season one was all about averting Armageddon, harmful prophecies and the Finish of the World. Season two was candy and delicate, though it might have ended much less joyfully than a sure Angel and Demon might need hoped. Now in season three, we are going to deal as soon as extra with the top of the world. The plans for Armageddon are going flawed. Solely Crowley [David Tennant] and Aziraphale [Martin Sheen] working collectively can hope to place it proper. And so they aren’t speaking.“
