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finale plan confirmed after Neil Gaiman’s departure

finale plan confirmed after Neil Gaiman’s departure

Good omen Plans for the finale were confirmed after Neil Gaiman left the project amid sexual assault allegations.

The Amazon fantasy series, an adaptation of the Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel of the same name, will end with one 90-minute episode instead of a full third season.

The final result remains to be seen David Tennant (who plays bad boy demon Crowley) and Micheal Sheen (who plays the finicky angel Aziraphale) return. LGBTQ+ fans were thrilled when Aziraphale and Crowley finally kissed at the end of the show’s second season Good omen after Crowley revealed his romantic feelings for Aziraphale.

The 90-minute finalewhile not the full series many expected, it will conclude this storyline.

Filming will begin in early 2025 in Scotland, after pre-production was halted due to the allegations.

David Tennant as Crowley (left) and Michael Sheen as Aziraphale (right) in the second season of Good Omens
David Tennant as Crowley (left) and Michael Sheen as Aziraphale (right) in the second season of Good Omens. (Mark Mainz/Prime Video)

Gaiman will not be working on the production, and his production company, Blank Corporation, has also dropped out. A new writer is expected to complete the work, it says Deadline.

In JulySandbox creator Gaimanwho wrote Sandman comic book series from 1989-1996, he denied the sexual assault allegations brought by two women with whom he had a consensual relationship.

Despite the voluntary nature of relationships, women he said Gaiman committed sadomasochistic acts and told them to call him “master”, with a 23-year-old woman alleging that during one event what she experienced was “so painful and so violent” that she lost consciousness.

Neil Gaiman in a black jacket, red T-shirt and glasses.
Sandman creator Neil Gaiman has strongly denied allegations of sexual assault. (Getty)

Charges against Gaiman, also known for his fantasy novels American Godswere presented on July 3 in a series of podcasts entitled Master: Allegations against Neil Gaiman.

Tortoise said the writer is the subject of an ongoing New Zealand police complaint.

Police said they had made “multiple attempts to speak to key individuals as part of the investigation and these efforts are continuing.” Gaiman said they did not accept his “offer of help”.

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