Television feels like it’s at a turning point at the end of 2023. The form has said goodbye to some of its heaviest critical darlings, including losing HBO Emmy juggernauts “Succession” and “Barry,” along with the too-soon demise of FX’s “Reservation Dogs.” It really felt like there was a question of where TV goes next … and then it went nowhere.

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“Succession” may be over, but there’s another show still on HBO about a wealthy patriarch with three meddlesome children that seems only to be growing in popularity. And this one shows no signs of ending soon. Creator and star Danny McBride have suggested that he wants “The Righteous Gemstones” to run for years, turning it into a “Dynasty”-esque tapestry of a wealthy Southern family’s strengths and weaknesses.

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HBO is about to lose one of its most popular comedy series this month, as “Barry” comes to a close. But in June, it appears that “The Righteous Gemstones” is returning to pick up some of that comedy slack. 

As seen in the teaser for “The Righteous Gemstones” Season 3, the televangelist family you love to laugh at returns with even more ridiculousness.

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The most crowded season in television history just came to a close for Emmy voters, leaving professionals scrambling to figure out how to dig out from the weight of so many new and returning shows. Programs that had been delayed because of COVID like “Atlanta” and “Barry” came roaring back, and all of the major networks and streamers seemed to invest in the Limited Series game. The result was a sense that television had become almost overwhelming, making it harder than ever to hear the best voices through all the noise.

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As “The Righteous Gemstones” charges ahead through its second season on HBO, the bond between Jesse (Danny McBride) and Amber (Cassidy Freeman) is stronger than ever. 

Of course, their marriage has been afforded time to heal since the climactic events of the first season, in which Amber was shown a blackmail video of Jesse snorting coke and consorting with strippers.

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As “The Righteous Gemstones” began its Season 2 run on HBO over the weekend, you couldn’t expect its scheming televangelists to stand on ceremony. Indeed, the newest season of Danny McBride’s prosperity gospel satire moves fast to send the blaspheming, self-aggrandizing scions at the show’s center — bumptious Jesse (McBride) and his equally conceited siblings Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam Devine) — back into battle with one another and their own worst impulses. 

Towering over all three is world-weary patriarch Eli (John Goodman) and the megachurch he’s built.

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Sins of the past influencing the decisions of the present weighed heavily over season one of “The Righteous Gemstones,” HBO’s comedic lambasting of televangelist mega-church culture. Putting on a pious show, the drifting, uber-rich Memphis family looked down the barrel of ruin of their own making, bringing them to the brink. Dr. Eli Gemstone (John Goodman), the patriarch of the world-famous Gemstone Salvation Center, spent much of the first season desperately trying to keep his creation from imploding after several calamities set into motion by his ungovernable offspring.

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In terms of television, the new year already looks to be off to a strong start. From shows such as the much-talked-about “Yellowjackets” readying itself for its final two episodes of Season 1 to the long-awaited return of HBO’s “Euphoria,” there’s a little something for everyone being released in January. What may have in the past been a wasteland of a month for new releases, the shear amount of content this year means buzzier shows are getting the release in dead of winter.

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2022 TV season is ramping up and doing so fast. HBO is getting out there quickly and early and has revealed the new trailer for the televangelist satire show “The Righteous Gemstones” from Danny McBride and his Rough House Pictures company co-run with his filmmaking friend and partner David Gordon Green (the guys who made “Eastbound And Down” together.) “The Righteous Gemstones” features Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine, debuts its nine-episode second season with two new episodes on Sunday, January 9 (10:00-11:25 pm ET/PT), followed by additional half-hour episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.

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Danny McBride has built a name for himself as a comedic star and writer. He has worked with Seth Rogen in a wide variety of films and has helmed several HBO series (“Eastbound & Down,” “Vice Principals“). He even has a bit of experience in horror, starring in “Alien: Covenant” and co-writing “Halloween Kills.” Not every one of his projects has hit, but he and his production company Rough House has garnered quite a bit of attention, including the series, “The Righteous Gemstones.”

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McBrides’ most recent HBO series under Rough House, “The Righteous Gemstones,” has seen many of its prayers answered.

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If you’re looking for quality content and storytelling in the month of August that’s new and fresh (rather than say, further exploring what the Criterion Channel has to offer or binging shows you’ve yet to get to like “Vida“), might I suggest looking to TV, rather than films?

While film will have some bright spots in an ultimately dreary month, television has plenty of returning greats and new, intriguing shows that diverge from typical comedies or dramas that are worth diving into.

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It’s safe to say we’ve all seen them at least once or twice—especially, you perennial night owls. Wedged in amongst infomercials featuring a family decked out in Snuggies of all colors and actors masquerading as a host of medical professionals are multiple colorful characters in action. Guys with names like Peter Popoff—Benny Hinn—Robert Tilton. The sights and sounds of their programs are pretty common across the board, too— the laying on of hands to rid men and women of debilitating ailments—theses same people convulsing in fits on the ground— and the glorious aftermath in which all praise is given to God.

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HBO has been no stranger to courting controversy as of late. With its recent new series “Euphoria,” the network has not backed down from showing the gritty, hyper-realistic view of today’s American teens. And it would appear that HBO is likely going to be seen as going in a controversial direction with its upcoming comedy “The Righteous Gemstones.”

As seen in the new trailer for the series, “The Righteous Gemstones” follows the story of the titular family of televangelists that are not nearly as holy as their congregation would believe.

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You’ve seen Danny McBride and his creative partner, Jody Hill, tackle minor league baseball in “Eastbound & Down.” Then they went on to shine a light on the inner workings of a high school in “Vice Principals.” And now, the duo returns to HBO with another series, this time putting the realm of evangelical ministers in their sights with “The Righteous Gemstones.”

As seen in the new teaser for the series, ‘Gemstones’ follows three generations of pastors for a mega church, as they bicker and argue over everything from how to baptize people to the size of their respective…manhoods.

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HBO is getting back in the Jody Hill and Danny McBride business with a new series titled “The Righteous Gemstones.” And they’re bringing Adam Devine and John Goodman along for the ride to tell the story of a family of televangelists.

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According to Deadline, HBO has put in a series order for ‘Gemstones.’ As you might expect from a Hill/McBride venture, even though the series is about televangelists, it’s far from faith-based.

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