Christians bid for Netflix to cancel ‘satanic’ show Good Omens suffers hilarious fail

More than 20,000 people have petitioned Netflix to cancel a new show they say is “satanic.” There was just one big problem with their bid.

More than 20,000 concerned Christians have signed a petition demanding Netflix cancel the “satanic” series, Good Omens.

But they’ve made a glaring mistake in their bid to have the show removed.

“To: Netflix,” the petition on Christian website Return to Order reads, “I protest against your series Good Omens which portrays God as a tyrant and Devils as being good.”

Good Omens portrays a biblical battle between good and evil.

The cancellation campaign goes on to declare the show a “mockery of God’s order and religion,” which, “destroys the barriers of horror that society still has for the devil.”

Other problems with the show, protesters say, include the fact that God is voiced by a woman (Frances McDormand), the Antichrist is portrayed as “a normal kid,” and, overall, the show represents “a denial of Good and Evil”.

The only problem is the show is actually produced and streamed by Amazon Prime, a blunder that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Netflix who tweeted a sassy response to the petition.

ok we promise not to make any more https://t.co/TRPux36kcX

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) 20 June 2019

Amazon Prime also made light of the petition fail, proposing a deal with its streaming competitor.

Hey @netflix, we'll cancel Stranger Things if you cancel Good Omens. 😉 https://t.co/EJPmi9rL7g

— Amazon Prime Video US (@PrimeVideo) 20 June 2019

Good Omens premiered on Amazon at the end of May. The six-part series stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as an angel-demon pair searching for the Antichrist and is based on the eponymous 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Jon Hamm co-stars as the Archangel Gabriel.

Gaiman himself has been enjoying the mix-up on Twitter:

This is so beautiful... Promise me you won't tell them? https://t.co/thYTOG7GBE

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) June 19, 2019

Compared to other new shows which have jumped on the devilish trend of late, Good Omens is actually quite tame.

The only content that isn’t family friendly, Gaiman told The Guardian, is “two bottoms, one of them Eve’s; three swear words — and a lot of maggots coming out of a telephone”.

“I love that they are going to write Netflix to try and get #GoodOmens cancelled,” Gaiman tweeted, “Says it all really.”

Others also took to Twitter to poke fun at the hilarious fail.

Netflix receiving those petitions to cancel Good Omens: pic.twitter.com/gOynrU5Nei

— marine is in a very bad mood (@TearsOf10th) 20 June 2019

Meanwhile Amazon Prime pic.twitter.com/7VunoZDIQK

— Crowley love bot 🐍 (@waititied) 20 June 2019

Netflix right now: pic.twitter.com/W2gpuGLyyZ

— 🌈 Caitlin Scully 🏳️‍🌈 (@miss_catholmes) 20 June 2019

Netflix looking at the #GoodOmens petition like: pic.twitter.com/E373ZJoShe

— Millie Reeves (@PuddleMoon) 20 June 2019

This story was originally on the New York Post and has been reproduced with permission