HBO's New Televangelist Comedy Series THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES Gets a Hilarious New Trailer
I’ve got a fantastically funny new trailer to share with you today for HBO’s new comedy series The Righteous Gemstones. The series has an awesomely amusing cast that includes Danny McBride, John Goodman, Adam Devine, and Edi Patterson.
The story centers around “a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work – all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Danny McBride takes on the role of Jesse Gemstone, a character “who sees himself as a maverick in the ministry game, taking what his father, Eli Gemstone (Goodman), has built and expanded it for a more modern audience.”
Edi Patterson takes on the role of Jesse’s sister Judy, and Adam Devine is playing Jesse’s younger brother Kelvin. The series also stars Cassidy Freeman as Jesse’s wife Amber, “a former journalist now devoted to the church”; Tony Cavalero as ex-Satanist Keefe Chambers, “saved by Kelvin”; Tim Baltz as Judy’s fiance, BJ; and Greg Alan Williams as Martin Imari, “a conservative Kenyan", and Eli’s right-hand man.” Walton Goggins also has a role on the series.
When talking about the series, McBride, who also writes and directs the series, explains that the show is not bashing religion. He says:
“The goal of it is not to be a takedown of anything…It’s setting a story in a world that I haven’t seen. When Hollywood decides to take on religion, I think they make the deadly mistake of lampooning people for their beliefs, which is not something I’m interested in doing. I would not go and pass judgement on other people. For us it’s about lampooning a hypocrite, lampooning somebody who presents themselves one way and is not that way.”
The Righteous Gemstones looks like it’s going to deliver some laughs with some wild, twisted, and demented comedy. It’s set to premiere on August 18th at 10PM.
Via: EW