Good Omens Season 3 Reportedly Paused Amid Neil Gaiman Controversy

After that cliffhanger that ended season 2 of Good Omens, and the joyousness of learning that so a 3rd play was coming to code that kiss, among different things, fans of the Prime Video bid starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant whitethorn person to hold a spot longer, for reasons that presumably person small to bash with angels, demons, and apocalypses. Deadline is reporting that enactment connected play 3 has “paused,” with “possible accumulation changes” being considered.

If you’ve been keeping up with amusement news, you tin easy work betwixt the lines. The Emmy-nominated Good Omens is based connected the caller co-written by Neil Gaiman and the precocious Terry Pratchett; Gaiman—an oft-adapted writer whose existent shows besides see Netflix’s The Sandman—has been actively progressive in the TV series, including acting arsenic showrunner and writer.

Controversy astir Gaiman has heightened since the July merchandise of a four-part podcast bid titled Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman from UK-based Tortoise Media; it investigates accusations of intersexual battle brought by aggregate women implicit a span of years against the author. Rolling Stone has besides covered the story. The Deadline nonfiction notes that “Gaiman has denied the allegations and said helium was ‘disturbed’ by them.”

The commercialized besides points retired that different Gaiman adaptation, Disney diagnostic The Graveyard Book, has besides been enactment “on pause,” which IndieWire reported connected past week—though Deadline cites “insiders” arsenic saying “multiple factors went into the decision” regarding Graveyard. Variety’s precocious August scoop connected the cancellation of Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives, different Gaiman series, does not mention the allegations astatine all.

When reached by io9, Prime Video representatives had nary remark regarding the Deadline communicative connected Good Omens play three.

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