David Tennant talks Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens’ departure following abuse allegations

David Tennant has spoken about Neil Gaiman’s departure from Good Omens following a series of abuse allegations.

The fantasy-comedy series – based on the book by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett – follows Michael Sheen’s angel Aziraphale and Tennant’s demon Crowley.

Last July, Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by two women, who told Tortoise Media that they had experienced “rough and degrading” sex which they claim was not always consensual. Gaiman denied the allegations, but subsequently stepped down from the final season of Prime Video’s adaptation of Good Omens.

In January, further details of alleged sexual assault emerged against Gaiman, with more women detailing their experiences with the writer. Gaiman wrote a lengthy post denying the further accusations, insisting that “some of the horrible stories now being told simply never happened.”

Following his departure from the series it has since been decided that Good Omens will conclude with a feature-length episode instead of a full series.

In a new interview with ITV show The Assembly, Tennant discussed Gaiman’s exit for the first time.

One interviewee asked the actor: “Someone you’ve worked with, a friend, has been cancelled for some quite serious allegations. How has that affected you?”

Tennant asked them to specify who they meant, to which they responded: “He worked on Good Omens and that’s been stopped, and how has that affected you?”

The actor replied: “We’re doing Good Omens again. We’re going back to do the final. We’re doing a final. There’s been a slight rejig with the personnel.”

He added: “But we still get to tell that story – I think it would have been very difficult to leave it on a cliffhanger. So I’m glad that’s been worked out.”

Elsewhere, it was also recently confirmed that Netflix’s adaptation of Gaiman’s The Sandman will end with the upcoming season two.

The screen adaptation of Gaiman’s influential graphic novel first debuted in August 2022 and was renewed for a second season later that year.

Dark Horse Comics, the American publisher that oversaw several of Gaiman’s fantasy titles, including American Gods and Norse Mythology, also recently cut ties with him and cancelled all upcoming collaborations.

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