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Here's What Jon Hamm Looks Like as an Angel in His New Amazon Series

Dec 1, 2017 at 6:46 am

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Kathy Hutchins

If you're prone to fangirling over John Hamm, prepare yourself.

As reported by publications including Buzzfeed, the St. Louis-born actor is starring as the angel Gabriel in the upcoming Amazon series Good Omens. The six-part series, due out in 2019, is an adaptation of the 1990 humor/fantasy novel of the same name. Co-author/showrunner Neil Gaiman has been tweeting behind-the-scenes looks at various characters for a while, and yesterday he threw Twitter (and, apparently, one Buzzfeed writer) into a tizzy by finally debuting a photo of Hamm in all his angelic glory.

Apparently Gaiman was pretty psyched about this moment himself, as he built anticipation with a couple dramatic tweets before posting the photo of the former John Burroughs teacher in his snazzy outfit.

I suppose you are wondering, IN THE UPCOMING GOOD OMENS TV SERIES CURRENTLY BEING FILMED WHAT DOES THE ANGEL GABRIEL (played by Jon Hamm) LOOK LIKE? You are, aren't you?
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 30, 2017

I mean, you should not be embarrassed about this. Sometimes I think I WONDER WHAT JON HAMM LOOKS LIKE AS THE ANGEL GABRIEL IN GOOD OMENS, and I get to watch him act.
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 30, 2017

So for you, for me, for all of us. FOR PEOPLE NOT YET BORN. This is what Jon Hamm looks like as the Angel Gabriel in the upcoming TV series of GOOD OMENS. A thing of beauty, and a joy for ever. pic.twitter.com/OK84PDZXLs
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 30, 2017

At press time, the tweet had gathered 1,932 retweets and no less than 9,968 likes. It also cued plenty of enthusiastic commenters...

This nearly knocks the atheist right out of me.. *Swoon*
— Christine (@XineLively) November 30, 2017

This picture helps me understand the meaning of life.

it's Jon Hamm. Jon Hamm is the meaning of life.
— Miss Alice Kensington (@BRButtons) November 30, 2017

....as well contrasting opinions about his shoes.

I’m not normally big on brown, but I want those shoes. How much trouble do you think I’d get in for stealing from an angel? (I’m assuming angelic footwear can adjust to the size of the wearer)
— Lauryn Ipsum 🐙 (@LaurynIpsum) November 30, 2017