Executive producer Seth Rogan announced on Twitter today that Preacher has been picked up to series by AMC. The show based on the cult comic book from the mid-nineties has been shopped around to all the networks lately and it seems as if AMC has won out.
According to Rogan, “Preacher is coming to AMC,” he wrote, posting what appeared to be key art for the show. AMC subsequently confirmed the 10-episode order (and the key art), with the launch of the series slated for mid-2016, in line with a rumored May debut.
Preacher, from Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Sony TV and AMC Studios, is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s cult 1990s comic. The show centers on Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a conflicted Preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Along with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga), and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), the three embark on a journey to literally find God. Co-starring are Ian Colletti as Eugene Root aka Arseface, W. Earl Brown as Hugo Root and Lucy Griffiths as Emily.
“Garth Ennis’ Preacher is, above all, about great characters – something we look for in all of our series,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “The fact that it is also darkly funny, has some great supernatural elements, and takes us on an incredible adventure is just the icing on the cake”
Preacher was developed for television by Rogen and Goldberg, who directed the pilot, and Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad), who wrote the script and will serve as showrunner. Rogen and Goldberg executive produce through their Point Grey banner, along with the company’s James Weaver. Also executive producing are Catlin, Original Film’s Neal Moritz, Vivian Cannon and Ori Marmur as well as Ken Levin and Jason Netter. Ennis and Dillon co-executive produce.
This is great news for fans of the comic and we’ve seen that AMC knows how to handle a supernatural series, so it seems to be a perfect fit.
As always, we’ll keep you posted with any news or developments that occur for the series.
Source: Deadline
