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'Good Omens': Derek Jacobi, Mark Gatiss to return in Season 2

By Annie Martin   |   Jan. 26, 2022 at 12:17 PM
Derek Jacobi will reprise Metatron in "Good Omens" Season2. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI David Tennant (R) and Krysten Ritter attend the "Marve's Jessica Jones" premieres in 2015. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Michael Sheen attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Dolittle" in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. Jon Hamm attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2020. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Miranda Richardson attends the Toronto International Film Festival photocall for "Stronger" in 2017. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Good Omens stars Derek Jacobi and Mark Gatiss will return in Season 2.

Jacobi, 83, will reprise his role as Metatron in the new season of the Amazon Prime Video series, Deadline reported Wednesday.

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Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Niamh Walsh will also return, while Siân Phillips, Tim Downie, Pete Firman, Andi Osho and Alex Norton to join the cast.

John Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Maggie Service, Nina Sosanya, Doon Mackichan, Gloria Obianyo, Liz Carr, Quelin Sepulveda and Shelley Conn were previously confirmed for Season 2, along with series stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Frances McDormand, who voiced Satan and God in Season 1, won't return for the new season.

Variety confirmed the casting news.

"We are so thrilled that we were able to get so many fabulous actors to return to the Good Omens family," co-showrunner Neil Gaiman said. "And we are just as thrilled by the people coming to the Good Omens team for the first time. We have an ensemble cast of astonishing talent, and seeing what they're giving us is a daily treat. I can't wait until the rest of the world gets that treat, too."

Co-showrunner Douglas Mackinnon said the cast and crew are "happily working" on filming Season 2 in Scotland.

Good Omens is based on Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name. Season 1 follows the demon Crowley (Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Sheen) as they attempt to prevent the coming of the Antichrist.

Season 2 will open with Crowley and Aziraphale living in London's Soho when an unexpected messenger presents a surprising mystery.