Pilot 

A preacher heads out on a journey to combat the supernatural evil that just decimated his Texas hometown.

Directors:

Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen

Writers:

Garth Ennis (based on the graphic novels by), Steve Dillon (based on the graphic novels by)

Stars:

Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dominic Cooper	...	Jesse Custer
Joseph Gilgun	...	Cassidy
Ruth Negga	...	Tulip O'Hare
Lucy Griffiths	...	Emily
W. Earl Brown	...	Hugo Root
Tom Brooke	...	Fiore
Anatol Yusef	...	DeBlanc
Ian Colletti	...	Arseface
Derek Wilson	...	Donnie Schenck
Ricky Mabe	...	Miles Person
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Betsy Schenck
Brian Huskey	...	Ted Reyerson
Thomas Barbusca	...	Chris Schenck
Irungu Mutu	...	African Preacher
Allan Gaitirira	...	African Congregant

Storyline

A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun-toting Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a demon, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator.

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Plot Keywords:

singing in the shower | jumping from a plane without a parachute | irishman abroad | swearing priest | deformed face | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

22 May 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Short Drive Entertainment, AMC Studios, American Movie Classics (AMC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (flashback scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joseph Gilgun and Ruth Negga have both appeared on the series Misfits, though not at the same time. Negga appeared during season 2 while Gilgun starred in seasons 3-5.

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Goofs

Cassidy has tattoos. However, he heals, and since a tattoo starts out by being skin "damage", it is unlikely any tattoos applied would survive any healing session he undergoes.

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Quotes

Tulip O'Hare: A woman needs to know how to be strong, stand on her own... a'course, boy or a girl, if you're lucky enough to fall in love you hafta be even stronger... fight like a lion to keep it alive... so that on the day your love is weak enough... or selfish enough... or friggin' stupid enough to run away, you have the strength to track him down and eat 'im alive.

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Connections

Referenced in Talking Dead: Sicut Cervus (2016)

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Soundtracks

You're So Vain
(uncredited)
Written by Carly Simon
Performed by The Cast of Preacher

User Reviews

A Very Solid Start

... and based on episode one I'm intrigued to see more.

Not having read the source material past issue one I've no attachments to anything that already existed, and I like what the players are doing on screen. So with that in mind I don't have any hangups about it and I'm not sure that I really do that anyway. But this is engaging and the performances all have depth and colour.

It might sound like an odd thing to bring up, but the sound design is very polished, and helps with the spare visual look which is very pretty in itself.

I say that you should check this out, I think based on the first showing you'll probably want to watch another, and as long as it doesn't become too much like a monster of the week, I think it could have legs. As always we'll know more after four, five, or six, episodes.