Preacher (TV series)

Preacher
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Genre	Drama Black comedy Supernatural Horror
Based on	Preacher by Garth Ennis Steve Dillon
Developed by	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Sam Catlin
Starring	Dominic Cooper Joseph Gilgun Ruth Negga Lucy Griffiths W. Earl Brown Tom Brooke Anatol Yusef Ian Colletti
Composer(s)	Dave Porter
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sam Catlin Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Neal Moritz Vivian Cannon Ori Marmur Ken F. Levin Jason Netter Garth Ennis Steve Dillon
Producer(s)	Matt Tauber
Production location(s)	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cinematography	Bill Pope John Grillo
Editor(s)	Kelley Dixon Hunter M. Via Daniel Gabbe Tyler L. Cook
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	65 minutes (pilot)
Production company(s)	Short Drive Entertainment Point Grey Pictures Original Film Kickstart AMC Studios Sony Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	AMC
Original release	May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22) – present (present)
External links
Website

Preacher is an American television series developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin for AMC starring Dominic Cooper. It is an adaptation of the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. The series was officially picked up on September 9, 2015, with a ten-episode order which premiered on May 22, 2016.

Cast and characters

Main

• Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer: A small-town preacher who is on a mission to find God.
• Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy: An Irish vampire and Custer's best friend.
• Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare: Custer's gun-toting ex.
• Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow: A character described as a "no-nonsense" single mother, waitress, church organist, bookkeeper and Custer's loyal right hand.
• W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Hugo Root: Eugene Root's mean-hearted father.
• Tom Brooke as Fiore: one of two Adelphi angels tasked with watching the half-demon, half-angelic creature named Genesis.
• Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc: one of two Adelphi angels tasked with watching the half-demon, half-angelic creature named Genesis.
• Ian Colletti as Eugene Root / "Arseface": Sheriff Root's son, disfigured after shooting himself in the face with a shotgun and surviving.

Recurring

• Derek Wilson as Donny Schenck: "A Civil War re-enactor and abusive thug who gets into altercations with Jesse Custer but nevertheless shows up to church on Sunday."
• Jamie Anne Allman as Betsy Schenck: "A meek wife who suffers beatings by the hand of her husband, Donny."
• Jackie Earle Haley as Odin Quinncannon: "A small, decrepit man with the unscrupulous iron will necessary to be the most powerful man in Annville County, Texas. The chief employer in town, Odin runs Quinncannon Meat & Power, a 125-year-old family run cattle slaughterhouse business."
• Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quinncannon: "A gentle but formidable businesswoman who owns the local slaughterhouse in Annville," and shares a past with Jesse's father.
• Graham McTavish as The Saint of Killers: A bounty hunter with god-like powers who is on a mission to kill Jesse.

Production

Development

On November 16, 2013, it was announced that AMC was developing a TV series based on the DC Vertigo comic book series Preacher. On November 18, 2013, it was revealed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were developing the series pilot with Sam Catlin, and that it would be distributed by Sony Pictures Television. On February 6, 2014, AMC ordered a pilot script to be written by Rogen and Goldberg, and confirmed Sam Catlin would serve as showrunner. On December 3, 2014, AMC ordered the pilot, written by Catlin, to be filmed. Comic creators Steve Dillon and Garth Ennis serve as co-executive producers for the series.

In March 2015, Ruth Negga was cast as Tulip O'Hare, the ex-girlfriend of Jesse Custer, and Joe Gilgun was cast as Cassidy, an Irish vampire and the best friend of Custer. In April 2015, Lucy Griffiths was cast as Emily Woodrow, a character described as a no-nonsense single mother of three who is a waitress, the church organist, bookkeeper and Jesse’s loyal right hand." Also in April, it was confirmed that Dominic Cooper would play Custer.

The series was officially picked up for series with ten episodes on September 9, 2015.

Filming

On May 14, 2015, Rogen revealed over Twitter that filming on the pilot episode of Preacher had started. Rogen additionally revealed that he and Goldberg would be directing the pilot.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg	Story by: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Sam Catlin Teleplay by: Sam Catlin	May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22)	2.38
An entity crosses the galaxy and finds its way to Earth, where it inhabits a preacher in Africa who explodes soon after. The same phenomenon is observed in a Russian Satanic Temple and in a Scientologist location. Meanwhile, in Texas, Jesse Custer, a preacher with a sordid past, begins to lose his faith in his church and debates leaving. Tulip O'Hare, a mysterious woman from Jesse's violent past, propositions him for a job, but Jesse turns her down. Cassidy, an Irish vampire, lands in Texas after a violent episode on a private jet. Jesse has a run-in with the abusive husband of one of his churchgoers and quickly subdues him and his friends, meeting Cassidy in the process. Jesse heads to the church to ask for a sign to continue. The entity appears in the church and inhabits Jesse. Three days later, Jesse awakens and decides not to leave the church, saying he's not quite done yet.
2	"See"	TBA	TBA	June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)	TBD
3	"The Possibilities"	TBA	TBA	June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)	TBD

Talking Preacher

Talking Preacher is a live talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick which features guests discussing episodes of Preacher. The show uses the same format as Talking Dead, Talking Bad and Talking Saul, which are also hosted by Hardwick. The first episode of Talking Preacher debuted immediately following the pilot encore on May 29, 2016, and second installment will air following the Preacher season finale on July 31, 2016.

No.	Episode discussed	Guests	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dominic Cooper and Sam Catlin	May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)	TBD

Reception

Dominic Cooper (left) and Sam Catlin (right) promoting Preacher at the 2016 WonderCon California.

Critical reception

Season 1 received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 92%, based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A thrilling celebration of the bizarre, Preacher boasts enough gore, glee, and guile to make this visually stunning adaption a must-see for fans of the comic and newcomers alike." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 75 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Eric Goldman of IGN, gave the pilot episode an 8.8/10, praising the "Great mixture of comic and horror elements" and the "Excellent casting", particularly praising Ruth Negga's Tulip.

External links

• Official website
• Preacher at IMDb