Preacher (TV series)

Preacher is a black comedy action horror television series that aired on AMC. It was developed by Sam Catlin, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen, and stars Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, and Ruth Negga. The show is adapted from the comic book series of the same name, created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and originally published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. It premiered on May 22, 2016, and concluded on September 29, 2019, after four seasons.

Premise

The story follows Jesse Custer, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking preacher from Annville, Texas, who is experiencing a crisis of faith. After being infused with a mysterious power that allows him to command others, he sets out on a journey to understand his new ability and to literally find God. He is joined by his volatile ex-girlfriend, Tulip O'Hare, and a vampire named Proinsias Cassidy.

Casting

The main cast includes Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, and Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare. Other principal actors across the series include Lucy Griffiths, W. Earl Brown, Derek Wilson, Ian Colletti, Tom Brooke, Anatol Yusef, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrens, Noah Taylor, Julie Ann Emery, Malcolm Barrett, Colin Cunningham, Betty Buckley, Mark Harelik, and Tyson Ritter. Recurring guests include Jackie Earle Haley, Marie Wagenman, Ricky Mabe, Jamie Anne Allman, Nathan Darrow, Juliana Potter, Ronald Guttman, Justin Prentice, Amy Hill, Jeremy Childs, Jonny Coyne, Adam Croasdell, Prema Cruz, Jason Douglas, Christopher Kirby, David Field, Sally McLean, and Ditch Davey.

Talking Preacher

The series also featured a live aftershow called Talking Preacher, hosted by Chris Hardwick, which followed the same format as Talking Dead, Talking Bad, and Talking Saul. It debuted after the pilot encore on May 29, 2016, with guests Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dominic Cooper, and Sam Catlin, drawing 538,000 viewers. A second episode aired after the season one finale on July 31, 2016, with Rogen, Goldberg, and Ian Colletti, receiving 620,000 viewers. The aftershow returned for the second season, with an episode after the second episode on June 26, 2017, featuring Cooper, Graham McTavish, and Catlin, which had 441,000 viewers, and another after the season two finale.