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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
=== Main === | === Main === | ||
*[[Aziraphale]]: Michael Sheen | * [[Aziraphale]]: Michael Sheen | ||
*[[Crowley]]: [[David Tennant]] | * [[Crowley]]: [[David Tennant]] | ||
=== Season One === | === Supporting === | ||
*[[Anathema Device]]: Adria Arjona | * Archangel Gabriel: Jon Hamm | ||
*[[Adam Young]]: Sam Taylor Buck | * Archangel Uriel: Gloria Obianyo | ||
*[[Brian ("Good Omens")|Brian]]: Ian Galkoff | * Archangel Michael: Doon Mackichan | ||
*[[Wensleydale]]: Alfie Taylor | * God: Frances McDormand | ||
*[[Pepper]]: Amma Ris | |||
*[[Dog]]: Ollie | ==== Season One ==== | ||
*[[Mary Loquacious|Sister Mary Loquacious]]: Nina Sosanya | * [[Anathema Device]]: Adria Arjona | ||
*[[Ligur]]: [[Ariyon Bakare]] | * [[Adam Young]]: Sam Taylor Buck | ||
*[[Hastur]]: Ned Dennehy | * [[Brian ("Good Omens")|Brian]]: Ian Galkoff | ||
*[[Newton Pulsifer]]: Jack Whitehall | * [[Wensleydale]]: Alfie Taylor | ||
*[[Shadwell]]: Michael McKean | * [[Pepper]]: Amma Ris | ||
*[[Madame Tracy]]: Miranda Richardson | * [[Dog]]: Ollie | ||
*[[Agnes Nutter]]: Josie Lawrence | * [[Mary Loquacious|Sister Mary Loquacious]]: Nina Sosanya | ||
*[[Death (Good Omens)|Death]]: Brian Cox (Voice), Jamie Hill (Body) | * [[Ligur]]: [[Ariyon Bakare]] | ||
*[[War (Good Omens)|War]]: Mireille Enos | * [[Hastur]]: Ned Dennehy | ||
*[[Pollution]]: Lourdes Faberes | * [[Newton Pulsifer]]: Jack Whitehall | ||
*[[Famine (Good Omens)|Famine]]: Yusuf Gatewood | * [[Shadwell]]: Michael McKean | ||
* [[Madame Tracy]]: Miranda Richardson | |||
* [[Agnes Nutter]]: Josie Lawrence | |||
* [[Death (Good Omens)|Death]]: Brian Cox (Voice), Jamie Hill (Body) | |||
*Sandalphon: Paul Chahidi | * [[War (Good Omens)|War]]: Mireille Enos | ||
*Metatron: Derek Jacobi | * [[Pollution]]: Lourdes Faberes | ||
*[[Beelzebub]]: Anna Maxwell Martin | * [[Famine (Good Omens)|Famine]]: Yusuf Gatewood | ||
*Dagon: Elizabeth Berrington | * Sandalphon: Paul Chahidi | ||
*Thaddeus J. Dowling-U.S. Ambassador: Nick Offerman | * Metatron: Derek Jacobi | ||
*Harriet Dowling: Jill Winternitz | * [[Beelzebub]]: Anna Maxwell Martin | ||
*[[Warlock Dowling]]: Samson Marraccino | * Dagon: Elizabeth Berrington | ||
*[[Deirdre Young]]: Sian Brooke | * Thaddeus J. Dowling-U.S. Ambassador: Nick Offerman | ||
*[[Mr. Young|Arthur Young]]: Daniel Mays | * Harriet Dowling: Jill Winternitz | ||
*[[The International Express Man]]: Simon Merrells | * [[Warlock Dowling]]: Samson Marraccino | ||
*R. P. Tyler/Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch: Bill Paterson | * [[Deirdre Young]]: Sian Brooke | ||
*Anathema's Mother: Gabriella Cirillo | * [[Mr. Young|Arthur Young]]: Daniel Mays | ||
*William Shakespeare: Reece Shearsmith | * [[The International Express Man]]: Simon Merrells | ||
*Mr. Harmony: Mark Gatiss | * R. P. Tyler/Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch: Bill Paterson | ||
*Mr Glozier: Steve Pemberton | * Anathema's Mother: Gabriella Cirillo | ||
*Rose Montgomery: Niamh Walsh | * William Shakespeare: Reece Shearsmith | ||
* Mr. Harmony: Mark Gatiss | |||
*Satan: Benedict Cumberbatch | * Mr Glozier: Steve Pemberton | ||
*[[Neil Gaiman]] | * Rose Montgomery: Niamh Walsh | ||
* Satan: Benedict Cumberbatch | |||
* Sleeping Movie Theater Patron: [[Neil Gaiman]] (uncredited) | |||
==== Season Two ==== | |||
* Maggie: Maggie Service | |||
* Nina: Nina Sosanya | |||
* Shax: Miranda Richardson | |||
* [[Beelzebub]]: Shelley Conn | |||
* Saraqael: Liz Carr | |||
* Job: Peter Davison | |||
* Sitis: Andi Osho | |||
* Keziah: Sienna Arif-Knights | |||
* Jemimah: Cherry Mitra | |||
* Ennon: Ty Tennant | |||
==Supplementary Books== | ==Supplementary Books== | ||
Revision as of 03:06, 31 July 2023
| Good Omens | |
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| ASIN | [1] |
| IMDB | 1869454 |
| First Broadcast | 31st May 2019 |
| Broadcast Channel | Amazon Prime, BBC Two |
| Director(s) | Douglas Mackinnon |
| Producer(s) | Neil Gaiman, Caroline Skinner, Chris Sussman, Rob Wilkins, Rod Brown |
| Writer(s) | Neil Gaiman |
| Starring | Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Sam Taylor Buck |
| Duration | 360 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Series | Good Omens |
| Annotations | Annotations for TV and Film:Good Omens |
| Notes | |
| Preceded by | Troll Bridge |
| Followed by | The Watch |
| All data relates to the UK home release. | |
Good Omens is a tv series adaptation of the novel Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, created from a joint venture between Amazon.com, the BBC, Narrativia and The Blank Corporation. There were some other previous attempts to adapt Good Omens including a film that was to be directed by Terry Gilliam and a screenplay written by Neil Gaiman; however the series finally came about as a request from Terry to Neil soon before his passing, as it was a project that the two had wanted to see for a long time. The series also includes extra material added to the story from ideas that the authors had that did not make it into the book as well as ideas that could have been in a possible sequel.
On 29th June 2021 Neil Gaiman and Amazon Prime announced that a second season of Good Omens was in production. Early comments from Gaiman were that the new season would be based on the notes for a possible sequel planned by Gaiman and Pratchett during the promotional tour for the original novel. In early July 2023, Gaiman revealed in an interview with SFX that this was no longer the case; he felt he couldn’t jump straight into that story, and so came up with a new one to connect the first season to the original sequel’s plot. He said in the same interview that a third season would be based on the sequel idea, if one is made. The second season is co-written by Gaiman and John Finnemore, best known for the BBC radio sitcom Cabin Pressure starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
On 10 May 2023, it was announced via an elaborate parody video by The Hillywood Show (featuring Neil Gaiman and cast from the show itself) that the second season of six episodes would be released on 23 July 2023. This was followed by new promotional artwork for the new season, featuring the tagline "Everyday its a-getting closer".
Blurb
Season One
The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon. But they have lost the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy unaware he's meant to bring upon the end of days, forcing them to embark on an adventure to find him and save the world before it's too late.
Season Two
A naked archangel turns up at the door to renegade angel Aziraphale's bookshop, with no memory of who he is or how he got there, and Aziraphale and retired demon Crowley's lives become extremely complicated. Heaven and Hell are both desperate to find the runaway. As Crowley and Aziraphale attempt to fix a human romance, things become increasingly unsafe for them, in the past and the present.
Cast
Main
- Aziraphale: Michael Sheen
- Crowley: David Tennant
Supporting
- Archangel Gabriel: Jon Hamm
- Archangel Uriel: Gloria Obianyo
- Archangel Michael: Doon Mackichan
- God: Frances McDormand
Season One
- Anathema Device: Adria Arjona
- Adam Young: Sam Taylor Buck
- Brian: Ian Galkoff
- Wensleydale: Alfie Taylor
- Pepper: Amma Ris
- Dog: Ollie
- Sister Mary Loquacious: Nina Sosanya
- Ligur: Ariyon Bakare
- Hastur: Ned Dennehy
- Newton Pulsifer: Jack Whitehall
- Shadwell: Michael McKean
- Madame Tracy: Miranda Richardson
- Agnes Nutter: Josie Lawrence
- Death: Brian Cox (Voice), Jamie Hill (Body)
- War: Mireille Enos
- Pollution: Lourdes Faberes
- Famine: Yusuf Gatewood
- Sandalphon: Paul Chahidi
- Metatron: Derek Jacobi
- Beelzebub: Anna Maxwell Martin
- Dagon: Elizabeth Berrington
- Thaddeus J. Dowling-U.S. Ambassador: Nick Offerman
- Harriet Dowling: Jill Winternitz
- Warlock Dowling: Samson Marraccino
- Deirdre Young: Sian Brooke
- Arthur Young: Daniel Mays
- The International Express Man: Simon Merrells
- R. P. Tyler/Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch: Bill Paterson
- Anathema's Mother: Gabriella Cirillo
- William Shakespeare: Reece Shearsmith
- Mr. Harmony: Mark Gatiss
- Mr Glozier: Steve Pemberton
- Rose Montgomery: Niamh Walsh
- Satan: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Sleeping Movie Theater Patron: Neil Gaiman (uncredited)
Season Two
- Maggie: Maggie Service
- Nina: Nina Sosanya
- Shax: Miranda Richardson
- Beelzebub: Shelley Conn
- Saraqael: Liz Carr
- Job: Peter Davison
- Sitis: Andi Osho
- Keziah: Sienna Arif-Knights
- Jemimah: Cherry Mitra
- Ennon: Ty Tennant
Supplementary Books
Two additional companion books were produced alongside the series:
- The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion
- The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book
Also The Definitive Good Omens contains some artwork inspired by the series.
The Chattering Order of St. Beryl
As a part of an advertising campaign for the series, The Chattering Order of St. Beryl launched a website and several social media accounts in order to count down to the Apocalypse.
- The Chattering Order Website
- Twitter,Instagram,Facebook, Youtube
- Brand New Baby Smell-Music Video
- The Chattering Order of St. Beryl: Unholy Night-Album
- The Chattering Order Former Website-Archived Link
Differences Between The Book And Series
Spoiler Warning
Some of the differences between the series and its source material include:
- The episodes have narration provided by God.
- Greasy Johnson and the Johnsonites are not mentioned.
- The Four Other Riders Of The Apocalypse have been omitted.*
- Anathema Device is American and from a wealthy family (thanks to her ancestors prophecies).
- Aziraphale and Crowley appear to the Dowlings as a nanny and gardener but not as tutors in later years.
- Warlock Dowling's birthday scene was shortened without the jelly/gun incident.
- The Them do not use a dunking stool when pretending to be inquisitors, a tyre swing is used instead and Wensleydale replaces Pepper's sister.
- The third episode contains a segment that gives greater detail to Aziraphale and Crowley's past, showing them meeting at various points of history and in different areas of the world.
- The rain of fish is absent.
- Additional characters that were not present in the book such as the angels and historical figures have been added.
- Crowley's Holy Water was given to him by Aziraphale.
- Hastur personally meets Warlock Dowling on the Megiddo Plains where he discovers that he is not the Antichrist.
- Some of Agnes Nutters prophecies have been updated to fit with the time period and some additional prophecies have been added.
- In the final episode there is an additional sequence which shows how Aziraphale and Crowley deal with their respective sides after averting the Apocalypse.
- Inside Aziraphale's restored bookshop he finds several new Just William books, a nod to the inspiration for The Them.
*However a 'Regrettably Deleted Sequence' concerning these characters is present in the script book.
Good Omens: Lockdown
On May 1st 2020 a short voice-over vignette, 'Good Omens: Lockdown' was released on Terry Pratchett's Youtube Channel to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Good Omens, with David Tennant and Michael Sheen reprising their roles from the TV series. The short comprises of a phone-call between Aziraphale and Crowley who are isolating at home in accordance with government guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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