Good Omens
2019
Original language: English
- comedy
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?
What it’s like
Warm, sunlit English town photography cut with bright, gleaming Heaven and smoky, red-lit Hell, and a lot of richly detailed period-tinged costume: bookshop interiors thick with dust and leather, cars and cafés that look lived in, cathedral stone catching low gold light. The camera moves with easy, playful energy, quick cuts and cheeky inserts, while the score leans on lush orchestral swells and jaunty whistling-style themes that shift toward eerie choral tension when the apocalypse looms. Vibe: cosy, witty, mischievous, with a bittersweet hum underneath. It suits a rainy Sunday on the sofa, a comfort rewatch, or a weekend binge when you want to laugh a lot. Plot aside, the heart is two unlikely old friends, an angel and a demon, slowly accepting how much they have come to love the world and each other. Intensity is mild: some slapstick peril, a few brief fights and bursts of fire or demonic menace, a witch-hunt sequence with ominous tension, and occasional innuendo and LGBT-coded romance, but no graphic gore and nothing truly harrowing. For people who want clever, big-hearted fantasy comedy with a soft, affectionate edge.
More TV shows like Good Omens
Closest in mood, pacing and theme. Tell us why you loved Good Omensand we’ll explain which ones fit you.
