Neil Gaiman Offering to Step Back From Good Omens Season 3 Amid Assault Allegations

Work on Season 3 of the series is reportedly paused currently.

Updated:

Sep 11, 2024 6:16 pm

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Sep 11, 2024 5:59 pm

As Neil Gaiman continues to be embroiled in controversy over sexual assault allegations made against him, the author has reportedly offered to step down from Prime Video’s Good Omens.

The news comes via a Deadline report on Wednesday, which follows another report from the same outlet that Prime Video paused production on the third and final season of Good Omens in the wake of the allegations. Per Deadline, Gaiman has offered to “take a back seat on the latest season so that it can continue amid crisis talks over the Terry Pratchett adaptation’s future.”

Gaiman created the fantasy series based on his and Pratchett’s 1990 novel of the same name, and serves as executive producer. Deadline adds that it “understands Gaiman’s offer is not an admission of wrongdoing” and that Prime Video is considering it, with no final decisions made one way or the other.

Prime Video declined to comment on the reports. IGN has reached out to Gaiman’s reps for comment.

Neil Gaiman has reportedly offered to step back from Good Omens in the wake of sexual assault allegations. (Image credit: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images for Picturehouse)The Good Omens news is the latest in the continuing fallout surrounding an extensive podcast series on Tortoise Media, which detailed a number of sexual assault allegations against Gaiman. Gaiman was accused of assaulting two women with whom he was in consensual relationships, although the women detailed non-consensual behavior. One of the allegations spurred a complaint with New Zealand police, which is currently under investigation. Gaiman has denied any unlawful behavior.

Following the publication of the allegations, Disney also paused work on a planned feature adaptation of Gaiman’s 2008 YA novel The Graveyard Book, according to Deadline. Per the report, however, the allegations against Gaiman were only one of the reasons the studio decided to pause that project.

Good Omens, which stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant leading a large ensemble cast, debuted on Prime Video back in 2019. It was originally meant to be a limited series, although the streaming platform renewed it for a second season in 2021 and a third in 2023.

If you or someone you know are a survivor of sexual abuse, you can reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Additional resources can be found at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.