Gaiman created Amazon Prime’s adaptation of his bestseller, but the acclaimed fantasy author wasn’t involved in its final outing.

Why did Neil Gaiman leave Good Omens?

Gaiman created Amazon Prime's adaptation of his bestseller, but the acclaimed fantasy author wasn't involved in its final outing.

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Neil Gaiman in January 2024; Quelin Sepulveda as Muriel in 'Good Omens' season 3. Credit:

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- *Good Omens*, Amazon's adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's 1990 novel, wraps on May 13 with a 90-minute finale.

- Gaiman created the series, but wasn't involved in the production of its final outing.

- In 2024, the author was accused of sexual abuse and misconduct by multiple women.

First published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's *Good Omens* tells the story of an angel and a demon who team up to prevent the coming apocalypse. After nearly three decades, the story got its first proper screen adaptation on Amazon Prime Video in 2019, with Gaiman at the helm and a heavenly cast led by David Tennant as the demon Crowley and Michael Sheen as the angel Aziraphale.

After its first two seasons drew raves from fans, a third season was announced in December 2023.

"Season one was all about averting Armageddon, dangerous prophecies, and the End of the World. Season two was sweet and gentle, although it may have ended less joyfully than a certain Angel and Demon might have hoped," Gaiman wrote in a statement. "Now, in season three, we will deal once more with the end of the world. The plans for Armageddon are going wrong. Only Crowley and Aziraphale working together can hope to put it right. And they aren't talking.”

Fast-forward to September 2024, and Amazon revealed that the series would wrap not with a third season, but with a single 90-minute episode. At the time, ** confirmed that Gaiman would not be involved in the production.

With the final episode premiering on May 13, you may be curious why Neil Gaiman left *Good Omens.* Read on for the full story.

Why did Neil Gaiman leave Good Omens?

Neil Gaiman (second from left) posing with the 'Good Omens' team in London on May 28, 2019.

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Gaiman left *Good Omens* amid allegations of sexual assault and misconduct lodged against him by multiple women. In October 2024, ** confirmed with reps for Amazon Prime Video that while Gaiman contributed writing to the final episode, he would not be involved in the production.

The allegations surfaced in a 2024 Tortoise podcast series, *Master*, and reached a wider audience when *New York* published a piece in which several of his accusers went on the record with their stories.

One of them, Scarlett Pavlovich, worked as a nanny for Gaiman and his estranged wife, musician Amanda Palmer, at their New Zealand home in 2022. Pavlovich admitted to consensual sexual encounters with Gaiman, but alleged that the author engaged in certain sexual acts without her consent. According to Pavlovich, these acts allegedly included anal sex without lubrication and forcing her to lick feces and vomit off his body and furniture.

Another accuser, Kendra Stout, claimed that in 2007 Gaiman penetrated her with his fingers and penis without her consent.

Pavlovich and another accuser, Caroline Wallner, also alleged that Gaiman made sexual advances on them while his young son was in the same room. Through a representative, Gaiman denied the allegation to *New York*, calling it “deplorable.”

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How has Gaiman responded to the allegations?

Neil Gaiman at the Writers Guild Awards in New York City on April 14, 2024.

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Gaiman publicly responded to the allegations in a post on his personal website in January 2025. In it, he claimed that he had "never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."

"As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognize and moments I don’t, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen," Gaiman wrote, speaking of the *New York* article.

The author acknowledged that he's "far from a perfect person," adding, "Like most of us, I'm learning, and I'm trying to do the work needed, and I know that that's not an overnight process. I hope that with the help of good people, I'll continue to grow. I understand that not everyone will believe me or even care what I say but I’ll be doing the work anyway, for myself, my family and the people I love."

Still, he wrote, "as I reflect on my past — and as I re-review everything that actually happened as opposed to what is being alleged — I don't accept there was any abuse. To repeat, I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone."

In February 2026, Gaiman addressed the accusations in a post on his Facebook author page, per *The Guardian*. In the post, he asserted his innocence and said he was the victim of a "smear campaign."

“The allegations against me are completely and simply untrue," he wrote. "There are emails, text messages and video evidence that flatly contradict them."

Gaiman voiced his displeasure with "how much of the reporting was simply an echo chamber, and how the actual evidence was dismissed or ignored."

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