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Deadline said:Following weeks of pickup buzz, Seth Rogen just announced on Twitter that AMC has picked up drama pilaot Preacher to series. Preacher is coming to AMC, he wrote, posting what appears to be key art for the show. I hear the order, expected to be officially unveiled shortly, is for 10 episodes. No one could be reached for comment but word is that the network is planning a May 2016 launch for the series.
Preacher is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillons cult 1990s comic. The show centers on Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who merges with a creature that has escaped from heaven and develops the ability to make anyone do anything he says. Along with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy, the three embark on a journey to literally find God.
Cast
Dominic Cooper as Jesse
Ruth Negga as Tulip
Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy
Ian Colletti as Eugene "Arseface" Root
W. Earl Brown as Hugo Root
Tom Brooke as Fiore
The cast also includes:
- Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quinncannon
- Lucy Griffiths as Emily
- Jamie Anne Allman as Betsy Schenck
- Derek Wilson as Donny Schenck