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Good Omens (TV Miniseries)

Good Omens

2019

Neil Gaiman (Creator), Douglas Mackinnon

Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Adria Arjona, Jack Whitehall ...

6.7

5,679

TV Series. Sci-Fi. Comedy TV Mini-series (2019). 6 Episodes. With Armageddon just days away, the armies of Heaven and Hell are amassing and The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, agree to join forces to find the missing Anti-Christ and to stop the war that will end everything. Based on the best-selling novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens follows an unlikely duo and their quest to save the world.

	Media	Author	Review
		Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[It has a] delightful, intoxicating world (...) David Tennant and Michael Sheen are a fantastically fun dynamic duo"
		Daniel D'Addario Variety	"[The pairing] is the best part of the new 'Good Omens' limited series. But it’s not enough: This six-hour journey towards the end of time comes to feel grindingly slow by the end"
		Jack Shepherd The Independent	"A hugely enjoyable, imaginative premiere, as close to Pratchett’s vision as anyone could have dared dream. And while the melancholy tone may not be for everyone, fans of the book will surely be sated. (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Michael Ahr Den of Geek	"Gaiman’s screenplay was, perhaps unsurprisingly, a near perfect adaptation of his novel, especially with the visually stunning work of director Douglas Mackinnon (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Liz Baessler Film School Rejects	"It's worth watching for the dry, witty, madcap style of a thoughtfully put together Gaiman/Pratchett universe. It’s worth remembering for the exultant, nuanced performance of its two main characters."
		Tristram Fane Saunders Telegraph	"[The] storybook narration has an unfortunate effect on the overall tone; it often plays like a children’s programme (…) Salvation comes from the comic chemistry between the show's pair of scenery-chewing stars (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Flora Carr Radio Times	"Despite some hammy special effects and occasional overwriting, Neil Gaiman's epic six-parter zings with wit, wisdom and heaven-sent casting"
		Vinnie Mancuso Collider	"[It] will almost certainly satisfy Pratchett and Gaiman die-hards, but I’m worried it might be near impenetrable for anyone not familiar with the source material (...) Tennant and Sheen are irresistible (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"Anyone willing to forgive its hodgepodge of plotting (...) will have a bit of fun with the two crackling leads; it’s just with such lofty potential, it’s hard not to be disappointed in the flawed results."
		Samantha Nelson The Verge	"Fortunately, the series' quirky cheerfulness lends it strength even at the plot's lowest points."

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