Good Omens Season 3 Reportedly Paused Amid Neil Gaiman Controversy

After that cliffhanger that ended season two of Good Omens, and the enjoyment of studying that certainly a third season was coming to handle that kiss, amongst different issues, followers of the Prime Video sequence starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant could have to attend a bit longer, for causes that presumably have little to do with angels, demons, and apocalypses. Deadline is reporting that work on season three has “paused,” with “attainable manufacturing modifications” being thought-about.

Should you’ve been maintaining with leisure information, you possibly can simply learn between the strains. The Emmy-nominated Good Omens is predicated on the novel co-written by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett; Gaiman—an oft-adapted creator whose present reveals additionally embody Netflix’s The Sandman—has been actively concerned in the TV series, together with performing as showrunner and author.

Controversy round Gaiman has heightened for the reason that July launch of a four-part podcast sequence titled Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman from UK-based Tortoise Media; it investigates accusations of sexual assault introduced by a number of girls over a span of years towards the creator. Rolling Stone has additionally lined the story. The Deadline article notes that “Gaiman has denied the allegations and mentioned he was ‘disturbed’ by them.”

The commerce additionally factors out that one other Gaiman adaptation, Disney function The Graveyard Guide, has additionally been put “on pause,” which IndieWire reported on final week—although Deadline cites “insiders” as saying “a number of elements went into the choice” relating to Graveyard. Selection’s late August scoop on the cancellation of Netflix’s Lifeless Boy Detectives, one other Gaiman sequence, does not mention the allegations in any respect.

When reached by io9, Prime Video representatives had no remark relating to the Deadline story on Good Omens season three.

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