In just a few days, years of development hell, rumors, false starts, and more will finally come to an end when Garth Ennis‘ cult fave graphic novel “Preacher” comes to AMC. It’ll be thanks to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg who have shepherded the project to cable. And chatting with Rogen recently, he shared with us the tone and scope of the series that centers on a not so righteous preacher, played by Dominic Cooper.
“A lot of [the source material] is dated…a lot of it is kind of subversive for subversive’s sake without adding much to the conversation. Sometimes that’s great, and sometimes it seems like it might be a little reductive. So far the show does not push any major theological ideas. The characters have very different theologies, they discuss and argue about them and have conversations that are very blunt about it,” he explained. “But it isn’t a show, I think, that has any agenda in that capacity. It really is about the characters and their dynamics, and those things we have not changed from the comics.”
Well, fans are going get an early taste as AMC has released the first four minutes from the show online. Take a look above, and let us know what you think. “Preacher” debuts on AMC on Sunday night at 10 PM.