‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 Will Be Blessed By Jason Schwartzman, Eric André & More
The Righteous Gemstonesis already rich with an outstanding cast led byJohn Goodman,Danny McBride, andAdam DeVine. But when the show’s second season comes to HBO, it will be blessed with a trio of new cast members who will make it even better.Jason Schwartzman(Bored to Death),Eric André(Bad Trip), andEric Roberts(The Dark Knight) have all joinedThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 2 cast, and the new episodes are currently in production.Varietyhas news onThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 2 cast expanding with Jason Schwartzman, Eric Andre, and Eric Roberts. The series follows the hypocrisy, greed, and grief of a family of televangelists and all their vicious family woes in between. John Goodman is Dr. Eli Gemstone, the patriarch of the Gemstone family and lead pastor of the Gemstone Salvation Center. Danny McBride is Jesse Gemstone, Eli’s oldest son and associate pastor. And finally, Adam DeVine is Kelvin Gemstone, Eli’s youngest son and a youth pastor at the Gemstone Salvation Center. So how do the new cast members tie into their story?
Jason Schwartzman will be taking a recurring role as Thaniel, a journalist who is working on a story about the Gemstone ministries. It’s more than likely that he’s going to stumble upon some unsavory details about the Gemstones, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up getting him into some hot water.
As for Eric André, he’ll be taking the role of Lyle Lissons, a megachurch pastor from Texas who befriends Jesse and his wife Amber (Cassidy Freeman). Knowing the wild energy that André has on his own Adult Swim show (and in general as a comedian), this couldn’t be a better role for him to take onThe Righteous Gemstones.
Finally, Eric Roberts is playing a character named Junior who grew up with Dr. Eli Gemstone and has suddenly re-entered his life for some reason. Surely we’ll learn about the history of their relationship and there might be a specific reason that Junior has crossed paths with Eli after all these years.
The Righteous Gemstonesis created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride.Eastbound & DownandVice PrincipalscollaboratorsJody HillandDavid Gordon Greenare also executive producing along withJohn Carcieri,Jeff FradleyandBrandon James. Meanwhile,David Brightbillserves as a producer withJustin BourretandMelissa DeMinoas co-producers, andGrant DeKernion,Jared Hess,Kevin Barnett,Chris Pappas, andEdi Pattersonare all consulting producers.
We’re not sure whenThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 2 will arrive on HBO, but with production underway right now, the earliest would be towards the end of 2021, but perhaps more likely might be an early 2022 release. Stay tuned.
