Good Omens, written by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett, is about to get the live-action treatment it deserves.

Neil Gaiman is a busy man these days, between American Gods, The Sandman, How to Talk to Girls at Parties and several of his other works are currently in the process of being adapted for TV or film.

Now, we can add one of our all-time favorite works to that list: Gaiman himself announced at a memorial event for his co-author Terry Pratchett that he is writing a six-part miniseries adaptation of Good Omens.

The beloved book — full title Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch — was first published in 1990, and one adaptation or another has been in the works pretty much ever since. In late 2014, Gaiman and Pratchett both lent their voices to the BBC Radio 4 version.

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But when Discworld author Terry Pratchett tragically died in 2015 after living with Alzheimer’s disease for many years, it seemed like we would never see Good Omens in the flesh. Gaiman said at the time that he would not see this particular story adapted without Pratchett, as the pair had worked together on every aspect of the book.

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But as reported by The Guardian, Gaiman changed his mind after receiving a letter from Pratchett in which he gave his permission.

In the letter, Terry Pratchett requested that Neil Gaiman adapted the book himself. “At that point, I think I said, ‘You bastard, yes,’” said Gaiman at the memorial.

Following the reveal, Gaiman also released a lengthy blog post reflecting on his friendship with the Discworld author, and revealed the words from Pratchett that convinced him:

I would very much like this to happen, and I know, Neil, that you’re very very busy, but no one else could ever do it with the passion that we share for the old girl. I wish I could be more involved and I will help in any way I can.

“I’ve been working on the Good Omens scripts for much of the last year, wishing that he was still here and could help, even if it was just to take a phone call,” Gaiman admits. “We were always each other’s first audiences for Good Omens. That was the point.”

Terry Pratchett fans can also look forward to a filmatization of the Discworld novel Mort, to be written by Shrek‘s Terry Rossio. This is one of Pratchett’s many novels about fan-favorite Discworld character Death, and we are beyond excited (and a little anxious) to see how this story is brought to life.

No more details about Good Omens yet, but we’re just glad it’s happening. As a six-part miniseries, and with Neil Himself at the helm, there’s very little chance this won’t be amazing.