The Good Omens team chats on bringing Aziraphale and Crowley back to the small screen featuring many Hollywood faces and Wicklow born producer Sarah-Kate Fenelon
There were plenty of miracles, mysteries and mayhem when Good Omens returned to the small screen for a second season. The Prime Video series, which was originally based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel, is heading beyond the source material this season.
In an interview conducted before the SAG strike, he said, “It was lovely to be back in the bookshop — after having seen it burnt down the ground. Clearly I had managed to save a few books! Actually, it was extraordinary — your brain does a double take — my desk, the cash machine, the record player — everything is all so familiar even though it is a totally different location.
Producer Sarah-Kate Fenelon told Chic how the second season of Good Omens is “building on the universe” — and how they had been “sowing the seeds of a second season without anybody knowing” last season. “And then obviously, we’ve got Maggie and Nina playing themselves, Maggie and Nina, as written by Neil. It was wonderful to get the Good Omens family back together again.”
And while there are plenty of easter eggs for fans to spot throughout the six episodes, the pair shared their favourites. “And at the end of season one, which was the only season at the time, I felt very relaxed — we’re all grounded through Terry and Neil’s words, and that’s fine. We know where we’re going, we’e got the novel to refer to. And so with season two, of course there’s going to be nerves — there’s no source material.
He said, “I love the fact that in the bookshop, Terry’s hat and scarf are just hanging there. Terry, as a huge patron of bookshops around the world, he just left his hat and scarf in there and moved on one day and left them behind.Rob opened up about the success of the first season — and why it was something that he didn’t necessarily expect.
Costume designer Kate Currin told how having the opportunity to join Good Omens’ second season was a “gift” — and opened up about why It was impossible to pick a favourite scene. The character of Shax, played by Miranda Richardson, was a “really fun character to design for” — as Kate told how plenty of ideas jumped to mind after reading the description.
“But this one, it really has a certain magic. From a set decorator’s point of view, it’s a joy. Will Godstone, he gets to sit there and he’s got his little cash register and if he’s got no customers, he can sit there and have a little cup of tea.
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