Good Omens is returning with loads of acquainted faces within the 2023 TV schedule, regardless that followers with Amazon Prime Video subscriptions will see some returning stars enjoying new characters. In a twist, one returning character has been recast. The present’s Lord of the Flies – a.ok.a. Beelzebub – shall be performed by Bridgerton alum Shelley Conn this time. It is protected to say that her Beelzebub shall be about as shockingly completely different as may be from the refined Girl Mary, and Conn spoke with CinemaBlend previous to the SAG-AFTRA strike about leaping straight from Bridgerton‘s Regency-era London to Good Omens‘ Hell!
Shelley Conn takes over the position of Beelzebub after the unique actress, Anna Maxwell Martin, was unable to return for Season 2 as a consequence of scheduling. Touchdown the position of Good Omens‘ Lord of the Flies meant forsaking the attractive robes and magnificence of Bridgerton for bugs and dirt. After I spoke with Conn throughout the current Good Omens press day, I commented on the very completely different seems for the 2 characters, and he or she responded:
Proper? I wrapped Bridgerton and I actually received out of costume, hair and make-up, wig off, corset, every part. Bye bye to me outdated Girl Mary, after which inside 12 hours, I had the tooth in, the hair, the flies, the scabby face. And it was like, ‘Whoa, okay, that is fairly a 180.’
It is onerous to think about the stunning Girl Mary trying something lower than refined, even when her daughters had been placing her by means of the wringer in Bridgerton Season 2. In keeping with Shelley Conn, there wasn’t a lot time to spare between leaving that position behind and becoming a member of Good Omens as one of the vital senior demons in Hell. As you’ll be able to see under, viewers definitely will not be complicated Girl Mary and Beelzebub:
As you too can see within the video above from CinemaBlend’s interview with Shelley Conn, Beelzebub is not only a far cry from what Girl Mary regarded like on Bridgerton. The actress wanted a complete lot of make-up to move because the Lord of the Flies! Naturally, I needed to ask Conn which course of took longer: dressing up as Girl Mary or dressing approach down as Lord Beelzebub. She shared what “shocked” her about it:
Pay attention, that is what I used to be gonna say! I used to be shocked at how shortly it took me to look that unhealthy. It is so fast. It was like, ‘Oh, you are just about there! Go.’
Whereas Good Omens would not premiere till July 28 to actually give an excellent have a look at Shelley Conn as Beelzebub, her look because the character offers extra proof to the concept Crowley appears to be nearly the one demon who can move for human like an angel can, even regardless of his snake eyes.
As for Crowley, David Tennant opened up about his character getting every part he wished after Season 1, with Michael Sheen weighing in about Aziraphale as properly! Each in fact reprise their lead roles because the demon and angel, in distinction to Neil Gaiman creating completely new characters for sure returning stars.
Shelley Conn is not the one newcomer to Season 2, as Good Omens added two new angels. Quelin Sepulveda will play Muriel whereas Liz Carr performs Saraqael. It stays to be seen whether or not these new angels have a rebellious streak like Aziraphale or keep on with the corporate line like Gabriel does… or Gabriel did, anyway! Jon Hamm’s archangel has misplaced his reminiscence for Season 2, and the thriller is what occurred that led as much as it.
Discover out when all six episodes of Good Omens Season 2 turn into obtainable streaming on Friday, July 28. For now, you’ll be able to all the time revisit the primary season for a refresher earlier than the sequence returns to Prime Video. I do know I did, and my Season 1 rewatch left me with a number of issues I would like Season 2 to convey again!
