'Good Omens' Bad Tidings: Season 3 Now One Feature-Length Installment

The Ineffable Plan moves in mysterious ways. Based on the novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens has been a critical and popular darling for the streamer since its first season premiered in 2019. It stars David Tennant (Rivals) as the swaggering demon Crowley and Michael Sheen (A Very Royal Scandal) as the fussy angel Aziraphale, a charming celestial pair of eternal life partners whose relationship spans centuries and captivated readers since the book was first published in 1990. However, Prime Video's initial commission for a six-episode third and final season will now be truncated down to a single feature-length finale installment.

Season 3 is bittersweet for fans, who've been reeling for months in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against Gaiman, who was the series' writer and showrunner. Gaiman, who has subsequently denied any wrongdoing, reportedly offered to step back from the project and allow production and the show to be completed. Season 2's finale finally made Crowley and Aziraphale's subtextual romance explicit, only to end on a heartbreaking cliffhanger; fans were desperate to see the two eventually find their way back together whenever they finally returned.

But if the announcement of the suddenly shortened order—and the recent internet behind-the-scenes scuttlebutt that preceded it—is anything to go by, the show seems to have come within a hairsbreadth of being canceled entirely. So perhaps it's a moment to count our blessings despite everything.