Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman has joined the cast of Neil Gaiman?s Good Omens as a US ambassador and the father of the child named Warlock, who is mistakenly believed to be the antichrist. Gaiman is adapting the book of the same name that he co-wrote with the late author Terry Pratchett for television and Offerman is a long time fan of the novel. Other members of the strong cast are Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson and Anna Maxwell Martin..
Good Omens is an irreverent, apocalyptic comedy set in modern times. The book was originally released in 1990 under the title Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. The series follows the demon Crowley (Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Sheen) who have been on Earth since the Garden of Eden. Having become accustomed to life among humans, the unlikely duo decides to set about preventing the apocalypse, the coming of the antichrist, and the final battle between Heaven and Hell.
Good Omens is a six-part miniseries that will air on BBC Two in the United Kingdom and on Amazon Prime worldwide in 2019.