Anna Maxwell Martin joins Good Omens as Beelzebub

From Digital Spy

Good Omens has found its ultimate demon Beelzebub and three of its four horsemen of the apocalypse.

The six-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's best-selling novel is currently shooting in the UK, with Michael Sheen and David Tennant as lead characters Aziraphale and Crowley.

Now, Anna Maxwell Martin has joined the cast as Beelzebub, alongside Lourdes Faberes, Yusuf Gatewood and Mireille Enos as Pollution, Famine and War, respectively.

As for their fellow horseman, Gaiman had this to say: "We are hoping that Death will be played by… DEATH."

So that's helpful.

"A script this clever, this smart, this current is very rare. How could I turn down playing one of the horsemen of the apocalypse? Especially with the incredible group who's come together to make it," Enos enthused.

Gaiman had previously announced that Josie Lawrence would be reprising her role as Agnes Nutter from the Radio 4 adaptation of the book.

Last month, Mad Men's Jon Hamm was announced in the role of the archangel Gabriel, the primary messenger of God. "Two months ago Neil sent me the scripts, and I knew I had to be in it," he explained.

Good Omens will launch on Amazon Prime Video globally in over 200 countries in 2019, including the UK where it will also air on BBC Two at a later date.

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