HBO Renews ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ for Third Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Series stars John Goodman, Danny McBride

The Righteous Gemstones
HBO's 'The Righteous Gemstones' (Image credit: HBO)

HBO has renewed its comedy series The Righteous Gemstones for a second season, the network said Tuesday.

The series, which debuted its second season on the premium service Jan. 9, follows the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work, said the network. The series stars Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine. 

“After a season of literal fire and brimstone, blood, sand, and rollerblading, who wouldn't come back for more?,” said Amy Gravitt, HBO Programming executive vice president in a statement. “The Gemstone family makes us laugh like nobody else.”

Also: The Five Spot: Danny McBride, Creator/Star, 'The Righteous Gemstones'

The Righteous Gemstones is executive produced by McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green, John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley and Brandon James.■ 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.