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Aziraphale and Crowley are back for another season of endearing adventures on Earth in Good Omens season 2, but will it be their last together? Based on the ending of Prime Video’s latest season, it seemed like another could be in the works, and thankfully Amazon has announced that’s the case.
But even with the good news about Good Omens season 3, it might be a while before it gets released. Until then, here’s everything we know about the upcoming season of Good Omens — which will be its last — including what it might be about, when it might come out, and how it might address that ridiculous cliffhanger ending.
[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for Good Omens season 2.]
Is Good Omens season 3 happening?
It’s happening. Prime Video announced on Dec. 14, almost five months after the end of season 2, that Good Omens is coming back for a third and final season. While that renewal may seem like it took a while, it’s worth remembering that it was much faster than the season 2 renewal, and may have been delayed slightly due to the writer and actor strikes that happened over the summer and fall.
In good news for season 3, Neil Gaiman has said he already has the season plotted, and that the show’s sets are still standing.
Did Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett plan for Good Omens season 3?
They did not. In fact, the duo that wrote the original 1990 Good Omens novel only really sketched out the vaguest plans for a sequel together — which made their way into season 2 of the show in bits and pieces. So while it’s possible Gaiman and Pratchett had enough plans that the former could stretch them into a new season without his late writing partner, it doesn’t seem likely.
Gaiman and Pratchett sketched out a rough outline for the story, and according to Gaiman, season three is the one that would bring those plans (and this story) to an end.
So, what would Good Omens season 3 be about?
The end of season 2 offers a pretty clear blueprint for what next season could deal with. Aziraphale will take Gabriel’s position as leader of heaven. Meanwhile, Crowley will continue his work on Earth, likely continuing to pine for the affection of the friend he confessed his love to. But what the main action will be, or how the pair will get back together, is anyone’s guess at this point.
Will Good Omens season 3 fix the thing we’re all mad about?
Probably. The end of Good Omens season 2 is about as fandom-bait as anything could ever possibly be, and is an aggressively clear sequel tease. Our two main characters finally kiss, only to instantly break apart and head in totally opposite directions. It’s either setting up a third season that’s already in the works or practically daring fans to beg Prime Video for a renewal. Honestly, it might work — it has before for the Good Omens fandom. But even if it does get a third season, the show probably wouldn’t be so brazen as to pull the same stunt twice.
When might Good Omens season 3 release?
Good Omens could take quite a while to get to its next season. The show’s first season was released in 2019, but the second season wasn’t even announced until 2021 — thanks in part to the efforts of the show’s ravenous online fandom. After the announcement of season 2, it took another two years to make the season, giving us a four-year wait between the first two Good Omens seasons.
The good news is, according to Variety, the third season is expected to start filming sometime in early 2024, which could mean a late 2024 or 2025 release, which isn’t so bad all things considered.
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