Visit the Set of AMC’s Preacher
Debi Moore
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We recently learned when AMC will be debuting “Preacher,” and today the network has released a behind-the-scenes look at the show with its cast and crew. Check it out, and join us as we anxiously await the premiere.
The highly anticipated new series “Preacher” will kick off on Sunday, May 22nd, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT following the mid-season finale of “Fear the Walking Dead.” An encore presentation of the pilot episode will air the following Sunday, May 29th, with back-to-back airings beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, providing new viewers multiple opportunities to catch up during the holiday weekend. New episodes will resume on Sunday, June 5th, at the series regular time of 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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“Preacher,” which is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s popular ‘90’s comic book franchise of the same name, is a Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production. The ten-episode season was developed for television by executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, Superbad, Neighbors) and executive producer and showrunner Sam Catlin (“Breaking Bad”).
The series stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, Ruth Negga as Tulip, Lucy Griffiths as Emily, W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Root, Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore, Derek Wilson as Donnie Schenck, and Ian Colletti as Eugene/Arseface.
Producing credits include: showrunner/executive producer/writer Sam Catlin; executive producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver for Point Grey Pictures ; Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur for Original Film ; Vivian Cannon; Jason Netter; and Ken F. Levin with co-executive producers Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Mark McNair, Michael Slovis, and Sara Goodman.
Synopsis:
“Preacher” is a supernatural, twisted, and darkly comedic drama that follows a West Texas preacher named Jesse Custer, who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that causes him to develop a highly unusual power. Jesse, his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip, and an Irish vagabond named Cassidy come together; and when they do, they are thrust into a crazy world populated by a cast of characters from Heaven, Hell, and everywhere in between.
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