Amazon/BBC Drops First Look At Jon Hamm As Archangel Gabriel in ‘Good Omens’
Amazon today revealed the first picture of Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Jon Hamm (‘Mad Men’, ‘Baby Driver’, ‘Bridesmaids’) in the role of the Archangel Gabriel in their adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s ‘Good Omens‘.
The six-part television adaptation by BBC Studios of the best-selling novel is currently in production in the UK and will be launch globally on Amazon Prime Video (including the UK) in 2019, along with being shown on BBC Two at a later date.
“I read Good Omens almost twenty years ago,” comments Hamm. “I thought it was one of the funniest, coolest books I’d ever read. It was also, obviously, unfilmable. Two months ago Neil sent me the scripts, and I knew I had to be in it.”
For those of you unfamiliar with the book, it tells the story of the prophesied apocalypse, which will see the world come to an end next Saturday. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing, tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except for Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley (David Tennant), a fast-living demon. Both have lived among Earth’s mortals since The Beginning, are rather fond of the lifestyles, and neither are looking forward to the coming war… Oh, and someone also seems to have misplaced the Antichrist…
“Gabriel is everything that Aziraphale isn’t,” adds Showrunner Neil Gaiman. “He’s tall, good-looking, charismatic and impeccably dressed.” That seems a bit harsh on Michael Sheen, but do continue… “We were fortunate that Jon Hamm was available, given that he is already all of these things without even having to act. We were even more fortunate that he’s a fan of the books and a remarkable actor.”
As you can see from the photo, it’s a fairly understated outfit. All in light blues, and tailored to perfection. “Gabriel is the leader of the angels, and the most stylish and impeccably dressed of all of them,” explains Costume Designer, Claire Anderson. “So we chose an immaculately tailored suit that Jon Hamm wears to perfection, in light colours, along with lilac accessories to bring out Gabriel’s unnerving violet eyes”
This image of Hamm in character follows the first look image release of Michael Sheen and David Tennant as the fussy angel and rare book dealer Aziraphale and the fast-living demon Crowley, respectively, who were cast earlier this year.
The series will be brought to the screen by the highly acclaimed director/executive producer Douglas Mackinnon, whose credits include ‘Knightfall’, ‘Dirk Gently’, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Outlander’ and the standalone Victorian episode of ‘Sherlock: The Abominable Bride’, winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie last year.
‘Good Omens‘ will launch globally on Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories in 2019 including in the UK, where it will also air on BBC Two at a later date.
