Neil Gaiman Gives Hope for 'Good Omens' Season 3

For fans of Good Omens looking for a sign from above about the future of the show, benevolent writer and showrunner Neil Gaiman has answers. The ending of the second season, which premiered on Amazon Prime on July 28, is the mother of all emotional cliffhangers, leaving viewers clamoring for information about a possible third season. No third season has been confirmed by Amazon, but Neil Gaiman has been answering fans’ questions prolifically on his personal Tumblr. So, will we get a third season? The short answer is, it’s too soon to tell. But the long answer is far more complicated… and more hopeful.

It has long been rumored that Neil Gaiman and the late, great Terry Pratchett had made plans for a sequel to the Good Omens novel, but now we know (via The RadioTimes) that Season 2 of the TV series is just a bridge to that planned follow-up. Gaiman has been working to turn his and Pratchett’s ideas into a three-season story, and for any viewers left heartbroken by the finale, the best may be yet to come.

The timeline of a third season will likely be heavily affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike. The studios’ refusal to meet writers’ and actors’ demands has already caused several losses for Good Omens viewers. Even though Good Omens is a British show, it is produced by Amazon, which is a struck studio. The Good Omens press tour was cut short, as many of the show’s actors, including stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen, are SAG actors. On top of that, according to Gaiman, he would have been able to correct the myriad inaccuracies in the show’s captions had he not been on strike.