AMC Orders Pilot for Seth Rogen’s PREACHER
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have written a TV series adaptation of of the comic book series Preacher, and AMC just ordered a pilot episode. This is definitely a different and interesting project for the comedic filmmaking duo, but I think they’ll deliver something awesome. The two are also attached to direct the pilot.
The comic was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon in the '90s. It tells the story of Texas reverend Jesse Custer who, after merging with the escaped offspring of a demon and an angel, finds himself imbued with the word of God, the power to command anyone to do his bidding. Teamed with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip O'Hare, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy, Custer sets out across America to track down the Almighty and force him to explain why he abandoned creation.
Rogen and Goldberg released the following statement:
“Preacher has been our favorite comic since it first came out. Garth Ennis is one of our idols and it’s an incredible honor to be working on this. We promise we won’t make too many dick jokes and ruin it.”
Joel Stillerman, AMC’s executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content added,
“Every once in a while you find a project where all the elements line up beautifully. With Preacher, it starts with a bold, compelling, and thought-provoking comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and a whole lot of fans who already know Jesse Custer, Cassidy, and Tulip. Add to that the passionate and talented Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Sam Catlin, an incredible producing team in Neal Moritz, the Original Film team and our good friends at Sony Pictures Television, and we have everything we need to be VERY excited to move forward on ‘Preacher.’”
The pilot will go into production in the summer of 2015 and will most likely air in 2016.