In 2024, we learned that the third and final season of Good Omens wouldn’t be a full slate of episodes like the prior two seasons. In the wake of allegations of sexual assault against creator Neil Gaiman, the streaming platform decided to go with a single 90-minute episode to wrap things up—the equivalent of a TV movie. (Gaiman continues to deny the allegations but stepped back from the project.) Now we have the official trailer to get us ready for the big finale next month.
(Spoilers for the first two seasons below.)
As reported previously, the series is based on the original 1990 novel by Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett. Good Omens is the story of an angel, Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), and a demon, Crowley (David Tennant), who gradually become friends over the millennia and team up to avert Armageddon. Season 2 found Aziraphale and Crowley getting back to normal, when the archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) turned up unexpectedly at the door of Aziraphale’s bookshop with no memory of who he was or how he got there. The duo had to evade the combined forces of Heaven and Hell to solve the mystery of what happened to Gabriel and why.
In the cliffhanger S2 finale, the pair discovered that Gabriel had defied Heaven and refused to support a second attempt to bring about Armageddon. He hid his own memories from himself to evade detection. Oh, and he and Beelzebub (Shelley Conn) had fallen in love. They ran off together, and the Metatron (Derek Jacobi) offered Aziraphale Gabriel’s old job. That’s when Crowley professed his own love for the angel and asked him to leave Heaven and Hell behind, too. Aziraphale wanted Crowley to join him in Heaven instead. So Crowley kissed him, and they parted. Once Aziraphale got to Heaven, he learned his task was to bring about the Second Coming.
I guess the folks at Prime Video are worried nobody remembers anything about the first two seasons since it’s been so long, because the trailer comes with what just might be the longest, most detailed synopsis I’ve yet encountered:
Good Omens 3 picks up where the ineffable story left off in Season Two as the beloved and unlikely duo—angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley—return to face their most epic and personal adventure yet. Their millennia-long friendship has been fractured ever since Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) accepted the offer to return to Heaven, leaving Crowley (David Tennant) behind. Now, as the newly appointed Supreme Archangel, Aziraphale is tasked with overseeing the Second Coming, a monumental responsibility that weighs heavily on him, and is made worse when his plans cause some consternation among the other angels. Meanwhile, heartbroken Crowley finds himself at rock bottom, wandering the streets of Soho.
As the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, Aziraphale and Crowley must confront their relationship, heal old wounds and rediscover their bond. From navigating London’s gangsters to thwarting Hellish threats, they face personal betrayals and the complexities of their own emotions in this timeless expedition. Together, they must decide whether their friendship–and the world itself–is worth saving.
There would be no Good Omens without the dynamic duo of Sheen and Tennant, but other returning cast members include Quelin Sepulveda as Muriel, Doon Mackichan as Michael, Gloria Obianyo as Uriel, Liz Carr as Saraquel, Paul Chahidi as Sandalphon, and Derek Jacobi as The Metatron. Newcomer Bilal Hasna will play Jesus, who gets lost on Earth, judging by the trailer, throwing Heaven and Hell into turmoil.
The 90-minute finale for Good Omens drops on Prime Video on May 13, 2026.
