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89% Rotten Tomatoes Composer(s) Dave Porter First episode date 22 May 2016 Adapted from Preacher | 8.1/10 IMDb 5.3/10 TV Country of origin United States Network AMC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Drama
Black comedy
Supernatural
Horror
Action 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
Derek Wilson
Ian Colletti
Tom Brooke
Anatol Yusef
Graham McTavish Cast Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joe Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, W Earl Brown Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Preacher 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. On June 29, 2016, AMC renewed the series for a 13-episode second season to premiere on June 19, 2017.
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Preacher pilot review
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Recurring
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 that filming on the pilot episode of Preacher had started. Rogen additionally revealed that he and Goldberg would be directing the pilot.
Specials
AMC aired a marathon of the first five episodes of Preacher from June 30 to July 1, 2016, with bonus, behind-the-scenes footage within each episode.
Talking Preacher
Talking Preacher is a live aftershow 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, with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dominic Cooper and Sam Catlin, and received 538,000 viewers. The second installment aired following the Preacher season one finale on July 31, 2016, with guests Rogen, Goldberg and Ian Colletti.
Critical reception
Season 1 received largely positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 90%, based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus states, "A thrilling celebration of the bizarre, Preacher boasts enough gore, glee, and guile to make this visually stunning adaptation a must-see for fans of the comic and newcomers alike." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 76 out of 100, based on 37 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.