Neil Gaiman has reportedly offered to step down from his role as showrunner on Good omen Following news that the third and final season of the series is in jeopardy amid sexual assault allegations against the creator.
Amazon Prime Video Renewal Good omen Last year, the third and final season of the series was released with the second season set to arrive in July 2023. However, since then, at least five women have come forward with accusations against Gaiman, including allegations of “violent and degrading sex” and coercion.
Deadline first reported that in the wake of news of the allegations, pre-production on the film has been halted. Good omen“Season 3 — on which Gaiman served as showrunner, producer and writer — has been put on pause,” the site added Wednesday. Gaiman had offered to step down from his roles in hopes of reviving Season 3, and that Prime Video was considering the decision. Gaiman and Prime Video did not respond to requests for comment. Delivery dateComment requests.
Douglas MacKinnon, who was the director and co-producer of the show. Good omen“First two seasons, he left the series after season two.”
Good omenThe pre-production suspension comes on the heels of news earlier this week that Disney+ similarly shelved plans to adapt Gaiman's novel. The Graveyard Book To a feature film, which has been in development since 2022.
In July, Gaiman denied sexual assault allegations made against him by two women he was in relationships with at the time, according to Tortoise Media. The allegations were made during Tortoise's four-part podcast Master: The allegations against Neil GaimanIn this letter, the women claimed to have had “violent and degrading sex” with the author, which the women claimed was not always consensual.
Last month, three more women came forward with accusations of sexual assault and abuse against Gaiman. Tortoise Media released the fifth episode of its podcast, which detailed the allegations from two more women, one of whom allegedly signed a non-disclosure agreement after her experience with Gaiman. A third woman, who uses the pseudonym Claire, spoke about her experience with Gaiman in a separate podcast, accusing the author of sexual misconduct.
Following the first four-episode episode of Tortoise Media, Gaiman denied all allegations against him and added that he was “upset” by the accusations.
