Good Omens
Summary
Good Omensseason 2 is bringing back the most important characters from time of year 1 , among them Beelzebub , though with a change as the character was recast . Back in 2019 , Amazon Prime land Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ’s novelGood Omensto aliveness , with Michael Sheen as the angel Aziraphale and David Tennant as the demon Crowley . Although they work for diametrical organizations , Aziraphale and Crowley have shape an unbelievable but strong friendship over the centuries , andGood Omensseason 1 saw them joining power one more time to save the humankind from the apocalypse , spark by the Antichrist , a young boy advert Adam Young .
With the help of a witch , a series of prophecies , and Adam , Aziraphale and Crowley were capable to break the ending of the world but had to pay for the consequences of their heroic actions . However , the two friends exchange places and fob Heaven and Hell , outlive their planned deaths and leading Heaven and Hell to settle to leave them alone on Earth . Now , four years afterward , Heaven and Hell will be on high qui vive once more inGood Omensseason 2 due to the presence of archangelGabriel ( Jon Hamm)on Earth . Because of this , Good Omensseason 2 is land Beelzebub back , but with a unexampled side as the character was remold .
Shelley Conn Replaced Anna Maxwell Martin As Beelzebub In Good Omens Season 2 Due To Scheduling Conflicts
InGood Omens , Beelzebub is the leader of the forces of Hell , meaning that she has a lot of power over Hell and its people , include Crowley . Beelzebub ordered Crowley ’s execution inGood Omensseason 1 and was shocked to see him survive after enter a bathtub of holy water . Beelzebub was played by Anna Maxwell , and even though Beelzebub is arrive back inGood Omensseason 2 , Maxwell is n’t , so she was replaced with Shelley Conn. The reason for the recast was programing fight ( viaCinemaBlend ) , which is understandable as there was a four - year gap between season 1 and 2 ofGood Omens . In between seasons , Anna Maxwell appear in the movieThe Dukeand a multifariousness of TV shows , such asMotherland , Line of Duty , andCode 404 .
Shelley Conn looks unrecognisable in full Beelzebub makeup and costume , but she ’s not a new face . Shelley Conn is best known for play Isabella in the romance movieLove Sarah , Elisabeth Shannon in the TV seriesTerra Nova , and Lady Mary Sheffield Sharma in Netflix’sBridgerton . Shelley Conn will also appear in another Amazon Prime project , as she ’s part of the stamp ofGen V , the spinoff television serial ofThe Boys .
How Good Omens Season 2 Explains Beelzebub’s Recasting
As Anna Maxwell and Shelley Conn play an supernatural being instead of a human one , the writers ofGood Omenscan easily find a elbow room to explain Beelzebub ’s different visual aspect . In an interview withComicBook , Shelley Conn bring out the dewy-eyed way in which Neil Gaiman and the team behindGood Omensexplain Beelzebub ’s new face in season 2 , share that the self-assurance Gaiman has in his own creations can moderate him to write a line that says “ oh , this old thing . Yeah , I ’ve had it for ages ” to solve this .
Demons can easy change their appearance in the world ofGood Omens , as check with Crowley multiple times throughout season 1 , such as when he took the form of a snake in the Garden of Eden and when he posed as Aziraphale in the season finale . It ’s easy , then , for Beelzebub to casually address her new case , so this specific recast wo n’t be a problem forGood Omensseason 2 .
source : CinemaBlend , ComicBook
