Even though the Good Omens TV series covers the entirety of the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel on which it's based, Amazon Studios renewed the series for season 2. Initially produced as a limited series with a conclusive end, Good Omens covers all of time and space, meaning there is plenty more story to tell in the battle between Heaven, Hell, and the humans caught in between.
In Good Omens, Heaven and Hell are about to engage in the war to end all wars, and all that's required is for the demon Crowley (David Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) to make sure the Antichrist is at the right place at the right time. As fate would have it, though, this doesn't go according to plan, and the two decide to take matters into their own hands to keep the Apocalypse from happening. By the end, the two are ultimately successful, and they toast to the world. However, even though a neat bow was tied around Gaiman's story, there are hints in the finale that the Apocalypse was just the beginning.
Despite the series having already adapted the material from the book, on June 29, 2021, Amazon announced that it had renewed Good Omens for season 2. The surprising news was accompanied by a statement from Gaiman, explaining that he and the late Pratchett had planned on writing a sequel, but that it never came to fruition. Good Omens season 2 will thus be based on the unused ideas for that second book.
Good Omens Had An Unmade Sequel
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett published Good Omens back in 1990, amassing a strong following from both of the writers' devoted fanbases, and the novel has a complete beginning, middle, and end. That said, Gaiman and Pratchett had discussed the possibilities of a sequel, going so far as to come up with a title and some story elements. According to Gaiman's aforementioned statement, the planned sequel would have featured the bureaucratic angels that he added to season 1 of the TV series. Gaiman also added, "There are so many questions people have asked about what happened next (and also, what happened before) to our favourite Angel and Demon," which the sequel would have addressed.
Good Omens Season 2 Renewal & Release Date
When Amazon announced Good Omens season 2 in late June, no release date was given; however, the statement did indicate that filming would occur later in 2021. Assuming there are no delays, Good Omens season 2 could drop in early 2022, although a spring or summer release is more likely. The first season debuted on the streaming service in May 2019, so a May or June 2022 release might be what the service is aiming for.
Good Omens Season 2 Story Details
Although Amazon (and Gaiman) have so far kept plot details vague, season 2 is said to "illuminate the uncanny friendship between Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare book dealer, and the fast-living demon Crowley. Having been on Earth since The Beginning and with the Apocalypse thwarted, Aziraphale and Crowley are getting back to easy living amongst mortals in London’s Soho when an unexpected messenger presents a surprising mystery." Gaiman's statement adds, "We are back in Soho, and all through time and space, solving a mystery, which starts with an angel wandering through Soho, with no memory." Since the timeline in Good Omens is so vast, the possibilities for the story are endless — although the above statements confirm that season 2 will take place after the events of season 1.
In the Good Omens season 1 finale, after Crowley and Aziraphale make their sneaky escape from the clutches of Heaven and Hell, they sit in a park and chat about what's to come. And, though the Apocalypse might have seemed like the worst of their problems, Crowley reminds Aziraphale that this is likely just the beginning, that their post-Apocalypse downtime is "breathing space before the big one." Aziraphale isn't entirely convinced, believing the Apocalypse they just prevented to be the final attempt at ending the world, but Crowley believes that the next war will be "all of us against all of them;" or, in other words, Heaven and Hell versus Earth.
On one hand, this hint at potential doom could just tie nicely into the inevitability of God's "ineffable" plan but, on the other hand, Gaiman's statement suggests that Good Omens season 2 will revolve around the addition of a third celestial being. Whatever the case may be, the first season of Good Omens ends on a high note, and embracing the simplicity of a limited series approach might work in its favor; Good Omens season 2 could thus be a second self-contained story, rather than a direct continuation of the previous apocalypse-based plot. That said, when it comes to what decision Amazon will ultimately make, God only knows.
Good Omens is available to stream on Amazon Prime.