Damien
The Omen ’s short - lived TV sequel serial publication , entitledDamien , didn’t have a happy termination , or else allowing the Antichrist to ascend to his throne . Released in 1976 , directorRichard Donner’sfilmThe Omenis the most illustrious story of Satan ’s materialization this side ofRosemary ’s Baby . The Omenstars Gregory Peck as a brawny politico who agrees to adopt an orphan after he ’s led to believe his own newborn child buy the farm . This boy is Damien ( Harvey Stephens ) , ultimately uncover to be the son of Satan , and destined to contribute about the apocalypse .
A decisive and commercial hit , The Omenreceived two theatrical sequels , which chart Damien ’s rise . A teen Damien struggle with his true nature in 1978’sDamien : Omen 2and an grownup Damien ( played by future star Sam Neill ) amply embraced his dark fate in 1981’sOmen 3 : The Final Conflict . There was also amade - for - telly sequelconcerning Damien ’s own daughter in 1991 , butOmen 4 : The Awakeningis a travel along - up best left hand resign to the crank ABA transit number of horror account .
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After the 2006Omenremake earned mostly shrugs of indifference , The Omenfranchise take a decade off , before returning with the 2016 premiere ofDamien . Originally planned for Lifetime of all office , Damienultimately publicise on A&E for one 10 - installment time of year , and starredBradley James as an grownup Damien . While the show never took off , its termination is notable for cement Damien ’s salary increase to goddam force .
The Omen TV Series Let the Antichrist Win
Damienis sort of theHalloween(2018 ) ofThe Omenfranchise , cut all prior subsequence and only following the 1976 pilot . Now a 30 - year - quondam adult male , Damien Thorn has block his malign act as a child , but is soon forced to cypher with hisSatanicheritage . Damien spends the season battling his own wave-particle duality , as he ’s a salutary person at center , but sometimes feels himself fall away over to the dark side . It ’s an interesting moral force , because the audience ca n’t help but root for Damien , experiencing as we do events from his perspective . This is despite anyOmenfan roll in the hay who he ’s destined to become .
Over the class of the season , Damien has grown romantically attach to Simone ( Megalyn Echikunwoke ) , the sister of his now deceased X - girlfriend Kelly . She comes to reciprocate his feelings , even charter a bullet for him in the season ( and ultimately series ) finale . Angered at her decease , Damien finally gives in , declare his mortal to his father Satan if Simone can be resurrected . She ’s institute back , rise to her foot , and the pair is then surrounded by kneeling worshipers . A now completely malign Damien smiles at this , what would become the last image of the serial following its cancellation . Damien has ascended to his blamed throne , and the Revelation of Saint John the Divine will before long be at paw . Whether this would ’ve been undone in season 2 is ill-defined , but as it is , The OmenTV show lets the Antichrist win .
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