The Righteous Gemstones is an American dark comedy television series created by Danny McBride that premiered on August 18, 2019, on HBO.[1] The series follows a famous yet dysfunctional family of televangelists. It stars McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam DeVine, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz, Skyler Gisondo, and Walton Goggins. In September 2019, HBO renewed the series for a second season,[2] which premiered on January 9, 2022.[3] In January 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.The Righteous Gemstones depicts a family of televangelists and megachurch pastors led by widowed patriarch Eli Gemstone (John Goodman). Eli and his immature children, Jesse (Danny McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine), lead opulent lives funded by church donations. They work to expand their network of megachurches, which threatens to put smaller neighboring churches out of business, such as the church led by Rev. John Wesley Seasons (Dermot Mulroney).The Righteous Gemstones Season 1-2 Download
In the first season, Eli’s estranged brother-in-law, “Baby” Billy Freeman (Walton Goggins), is brought into the family business in order to lead their newest shopping mall-based megachurch. Concurrently, Jesse is blackmailed by a trio of masked figures who threaten to release a scandalous video documenting the lewd behavior of him and his best friends at a private party.The Gemstones are a family of televangelists and megachurch pastors led by widowed patriarch Eli and his children, Jesse, Judy and Kelvin. Jesse is blackmailed by two masked individuals to deliver $1 million within a week or they will release a video documenting the lewd behavior of him and his best friends at a private party. Jesse suspects that Reverend John Wesley Seasons is involved, as their planned megachurch expansion could put his church out of business.