Showrunner Neil Gaiman said that Actor Benedict Cumberbatch will play the role of a Satan in web series Good Omens. He said that Cumberbatch version of Satan will be “a giant, animated” one who appears to be “400 foot high."
The Sherlock star will appear in the episode 6 of the Amazon series, which debuts on May 31. Previously, it was announced that Frances McDormand will appear on the show as the voice of God. Additional cameos in the series will include Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean, Miranda Richardson, Jon Hamm and Nick Offerman.
The web series is based on the novel of the same name and is written by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The show is set in 2018 on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), an angel, and Crowley (David Tennant), a demon, aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world.