Preacher ( TV series ) - wikipedia Preacher ( TV series ) Preacher Title card from the pilot Genre Drama Black comedy Supernatural Horror Action Based on Preacher by Garth Ennis Steve Dillon Developed by Sam Catlin Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Starring Dominic Cooper Joseph Gilgun Ruth Negga Lucy Griffiths W. Earl Brown Derek Wilson Ian Colletti Tom Brooke Anatol Yusef Graham McTavish Pip Torrens Noah Taylor Julie Ann Emery Composer ( s ) Dave Porter Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 23 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Sam Catlin Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Neal H. Moritz Vivian Cannon Ori Marmur Ken F. Levin Jason Netter Garth Ennis Steve Dillon Michael Slovis Producer ( s ) Matt Tauber Location ( s ) Albuquerque, New Mexico New Orleans, Louisiana Cinematography Bill Pope John Grillo Editor ( s ) Kelley Dixon Hunter M. Via Daniel Gabbe Tyler L. Cook Camera setup Single - camera Running time 42 -- 65 minutes Production company ( s ) Woodbridge Productions ( 2016 ) Short Drive Entertainment Point Grey Original Film Kickstart Productions KFL Nightsky Productions ( 2017 ) AMC Studios Sony Pictures Television Distributor Sony Pictures Television Release Original network AMC Original release May 22, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 22 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website www.amc.com/shows/preacher Preacher is an American television series developed by Sam Catlin, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen for AMC starring Dominic Cooper. It is an adaptation of the comic book series Preacher created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics ' Vertigo imprint. The series was officially picked up on September 9, 2015, with a ten - episode order which premiered on May 22, 2016. On June 29, 2016, AMC renewed the series for a 13 - episode second season that premiered on June 25, 2017. On October 26, 2017, it was announced the series was renewed for a third season to debut in 2018. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 2 Production 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 ( 2016 ) 3.2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 3.3 Specials 4 Talking Preacher 5 Reception 5.1 Critical reception 5.2 Ratings 5.2. 1 Season 1 ( 2016 ) 5.2. 2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 6 Awards and nominations 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Cast and characters Main Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, a small - town preacher with a criminal past and a newly discovered superpower to command others to do as he says. Dominic Ruggieri portrays 10 - year - old Jesse. Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, a vice-loving vampire who 's proud to join Jesse on his search for God. Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare, Jesse 's volatile, hell - raising girlfriend. Ashley Aufderheide portrays 10 - year old Tulip. Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow, a single mother, waitress, church organist, bookkeeper, and Jesse 's loyal right hand. ( season 1 ) W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Hugo Root, Annville 's local lawman. ( main season 1 ; guest season 2 ) Derek Wilson as Donnie Schenck, Odin Quincannon 's right - hand man. ( season 1 ) Ian Colletti as Eugene `` Arseface '' Root, Jesse 's most faithful parishioner, and Sheriff Root 's son. Tom Brooke as Fiore, one of two Adephi angels tasked with watching the half - demon, half - angelic creature named Genesis. ( main season 1 ; guest season 2 ) Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, one of two Adephi angels tasked with watching the half - demon, half - angelic creature named Genesis. ( season 1 ) Graham McTavish as The Saint of Killers, a supernatural, unstoppable killing machine summoned from Hell to destroy Jesse. Pip Torrens as Herr Starr, member of the Grail, a powerful, super-secret organization. Starr was briefly introduced in the season 1 episode `` The Possibilities '', although played by a different actor. ( cameo season 1 ; main season 2 ) Noah Taylor as Adolf Hitler ( season 2 ) Julie Ann Emery as Lara Featherstone, one of the Grail 's best operatives. ( season 2 ) Recurring Jackie Earle Haley as Odin Quincannon, a powerful man in Annville who runs Quincannon Meat & Power, a 125 - year - old family run cattle slaughterhouse business. The original pilot featured Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quincannon, a female version of the character, but the writers ultimately opted to make Quincannon male as in the comics. ( season 1 ) Ricky Mabe as Miles Person, the mayor of Annville. ( season 1 ) Jamie Anne Allman as Betsy Schenck, a masochistic woman who is regularly beaten by her husband, Donnie. ( season 1 ) Nathan Darrow as John Custer, Jesse 's preacher father. ( season 1 ) Malcolm Barrett as Hoover, one of the Grail 's best operatives. ( season 2 ) Ronald Guttman as Denis, an aged son of Cassidy 's who lives in New Orleans. ( season 2 ) Justin Prentice as Tyler, a prisoner in Hell. ( season 2 ) Amy Hill as Ms. Mannering, a warden of Hell. ( season 2 ) Production On November 16, 2013, it was announced that AMC was developing a TV series based on the DC Vertigo comic book series Preacher. On November 18, 2013, it was revealed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were developing the series pilot with Sam Catlin, and that it would be distributed by Sony Pictures Television. On February 6, 2014, AMC ordered a pilot script to be written by Rogen and Goldberg, and confirmed Sam Catlin would serve as showrunner. On December 3, 2014, AMC ordered the pilot, written by Catlin, to be filmed. Comic creators Steve Dillon and Garth Ennis serve as co-executive producers for the series. In March 2015, Ruth Negga was cast as Tulip O'Hare, the ex-girlfriend of Jesse Custer, and Joe Gilgun was cast as Cassidy, an Irish vampire and the best friend of Custer. In April 2015, Lucy Griffiths was cast as Emily Woodrow, a character described as a no - nonsense single mother of three who is a waitress, the church organist, bookkeeper and Jesse 's loyal right hand. '' Also in April, it was confirmed that Dominic Cooper would play Custer. On May 14, 2015, Rogen revealed that filming on the pilot episode of Preacher had started. Rogen additionally revealed that he and Goldberg would be directing the pilot. The series was officially picked up for series with ten episodes on September 9, 2015. Episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 10 May 22, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 22 ) July 31, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 31 ) 13 June 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 25 ) September 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 11 ) Season 1 ( 2016 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Story by : Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Sam Catlin Teleplay by : Sam Catlin May 22, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 22 ) 2.38 An entity crosses the galaxy and finds its way to Earth, where it inhabits a preacher in Africa who explodes soon after. The same phenomenon is observed at a Satanic Temple in Russia and in a gathering of Scientologists. Meanwhile, in Texas, Jesse Custer, a preacher with a sordid past, begins to lose his faith in his church and debates leaving. Tulip O'Hare, a mysterious woman from Jesse 's violent past, propositions him with a job, but Jesse turns her down. Cassidy, an Irish vampire, lands in Texas after a violent episode on a private jet. Jesse has a run - in with the abusive husband of one of his churchgoers and quickly subdues him and his friends, meeting Cassidy in the process. Jesse heads to the church to ask for a sign to continue. The entity appears in the church and inhabits Jesse. Three days later, Jesse awakens and decides not to leave the church, saying he is not quite done yet. `` See '' Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Sam Catlin June 5, 2016 ( 2016 - 06 - 05 ) 2.08 In 1881, a cowboy leaves his home, searching for medicine for his sick daughter. In the present, Jesse baptizes his congregants. One of them, Linus, confesses to Jesse about his urges. Odin Quincannon and his employees tear down a home after purchasing its land. At the church, Jesse takes a drink from Cassidy 's flask and passes out due to its potency. DeBlanc and Fiore attempt to extract what 's inside Jesse : First with a song, then with a chainsaw. Cassidy interrupts and is shot, but manages to kill them. Tulip continues to nag Jesse about the `` job '', but he refuses. Jesse uses his new power on Linus. Cassidy buries the bodies of the two men, but are back in their motel room being interrogated by Sheriff Root, who tell him `` We 're from the Government ''. `` The Possibilities '' Scott Winant Chris Kelley June 12, 2016 ( 2016 - 06 - 12 ) 1.75 Tulip meets a woman named Dany in Houston, Texas and receives a piece of paper with the address of the enigmatic Carlos, with Tulip intending Jesse to aid her in confronting and killing the man who ruined their lives. Jesse tests the limits of his newly found abilities of persuasion and finally understands the nature of his abilities when Donnie confronts him with a gun, with Jesse later holding control over him. Cassidy tells Jesse of the possibilities of his abilities, while discovering the true nature of Fiore and DeBlanc ; that they are angels from Heaven and that people will die if they do not retrieve what is inside Jesse. `` Monster Swamp '' Craig Zisk Sara Goodman June 19, 2016 ( 2016 - 06 - 19 ) 1.14 Cassidy tries to tell Jesse about Fiore and DeBlanc, though it falls on deaf ears as Jesse is distracted by the thought of rebooting All Saints Congregational, wanting more visitors. He later converts atheist Odin Quincannon to Christianity, using his power, in front of the entire congregation to achieve that goal. Angry at the death of a woman, Tulip carries out a form of vigilante justice, but the consequences are not as expected as she mistakenly throws Cassidy out of a window, only to discover him to be an immortal vampire. 5 5 `` South Will Rise Again '' Michael Slovis Craig Rosenberg June 26, 2016 ( 2016 - 06 - 26 ) 1.43 Eugene asks for Jesse 's help with him and his dad after a disturbing message is conveyed to Eugene. Jesse abides and helps him in more ways than one. Fiore and DeBlanc attempt to assuage their reason to be on Earth, but are unable to convey their message. Jesse meets with the angels, who inform him of Genesis and Jesse 's powers are not to be used ; but Jesse has been abusing them to help those who have come to him after persuading Quincannon at the church. Tulip and Cassidy bond after her learning of Cassidy 's secret and Quincannon meets with the Green Acres representatives to unexpected results. 6 6 `` Sundowner '' Guillermo Navarro Nick Towne July 3, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 03 ) 1.49 Jesse, Fiore, and DeBlanc head to the motel after a scuffle with another angel at the restaurant, which leads to more trouble than they had expected until Cassidy intervenes. Eugene makes new friends at school. Tulip reaches an understanding with Emily and helps with her chores. Eugene comes to Jesse in the church to have him take back the `` forgiveness '' Jesse bestowed the town. In anger, Jesse tells Eugene to `` go to hell, '' making him disappear. 7 7 `` He Gone '' Michael Morris Mary Laws July 10, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 10 ) 1.55 In the present, Odin Quincannon asks Jesse to sign over the church, claiming to have won the bet. Jesse lies to the sheriff about whether he knows what happened to Eugene and tears up the floor of the church in a desperate attempt to get Eugene back. Cassidy confronts Jesse about sending Eugene to Hell, and exposes himself to the sunlight, revealing exactly what he is to Jesse. Even though a young Jesse and Tulip have grown close, Jesse 's father hands Tulip over to child protective services. That night, Jesse angrily prays that god will kill his father and send him to hell. Later, armed men come to the church and kill Jesse 's father as Jesse confesses that he prayed for this to happen. 8 8 `` El Valero '' Kate Dennis Olivia Dufault July 17, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 17 ) 1.65 In the 1980s, Odin Quincannon lost his family in a gondola accident during winter, prompting his spark for Atheism. Jesse fends off Quincannon 's attempts to tear down the church, and sees Eugene come back from Hell. Tulip decides to buy a dog. DeBlanc and Fiore are called to the church to extract Genesis in exchange for bringing Eugene back. While Quincannon becomes impatient and plans his assault once again, Donnie figures a way around Jesse 's power. Though Genesis is extracted, it manages to escape after an argument with Jesse, Fiore, and DeBlanc happens. Jesse asks for one more chance from Quincannon with a bigger bet than before. 9 9 `` Finish the Song '' Michael Slovis Craig Rosenberg July 24, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 24 ) 1.57 In 1800s Ratwater, the Butcher of Gettysburg returns to massacre those who killed his family. In the present, Jesse tells Sheriff Root where Eugene is before escaping from the cop car into the night. Fiore and DeBlanc book a trip to Hell. Tulip asks Emily to take care of Cassidy while she takes care of something else ; with Emily seeing just what Cassidy really is. Sheriff Root makes a discovery in Fiore and DeBlanc 's hotel room. Cassidy and Jesse make amends with the former helping Jesse with using the Heaven 's phone to find God. 10 10 `` Call and Response '' Sam Catlin Sam Catlin July 31, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 31 ) 1.72 Tulip comes back looking for Jesse, and finds him in an unusual place. Sheriff Root interrogates Cassidy for Eugene 's whereabouts. Carlos ' betrayal comes to light and revenge comes to the fold. After deliberation, Tulip and Jesse decide what to do with Carlos. While the police move in to where they think Jesse is, Donnie, Tulip, Betsy, and Jesse make preparations for the call to God. Though Quincannon shouts his issues with the existence of God to the crowd, Jesse attempts to make the call with technical issues. God seemingly shows up to answer the crowd 's questions, but Jesse has questions of his own. With Genesis, Jesse gets `` God '' to reveal that the man is an imposter and that God is missing and no one knows where he is. With people 's faith shattered from the call, consequences for the townspeople happen in various ways, which leads to the destruction of Annville. While at a diner, Jesse 's new plan is to travel and find God. Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 11 `` On the Road '' Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Sam Catlin June 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 25 ) 1.69 Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy start their journey to find God, which is quickly put on hold after a police car flags them down and they go on a car chase involving multiple police cars. When they stop due to empty gas, Jesse uses Genesis to make the police officers do embarrassing things, but they are abruptly interrupted by the Saint of Killers who begins massacring all of them. Barely getting away, the trio make their way to Mike, a religious scholar that Jesse knows through his father. Mike reveals that a local strip club manager has supposedly seen God frequent the strip club. Mike later kills himself when the Saint of Killers arrives shortly after the trio leave, to avoid telling him where Jesse is. At the strip club, the manager is forced to tell Jesse and Tulip that God only came because he liked the jazz music, after she is shot accidentally by a security guard that Cassidy was fighting. At a motel later that night, Jesse sees the Saint of Killers walking up the road, and learns that Genesis is unable to work on him. 12 `` Mumbai Sky Tower '' Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Sam Catlin June 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 26 ) 1.35 Jesse, Cassidy, and Tulip narrowly escape from the Saint of Killers, learning of Annville 's fate in the process. Cassidy then remembers that he saw Fiore on television, now an act at a local Indian - style casino and hotel. It is revealed that after coming back from Hell, Fiore attempted to kill himself after the loss of DeBlanc, but ended up earning a job instead as a novelty act where he kills himself and comes back to life. Upon questioning, Fiore reveals to Jesse and Cassidy that the man hunting them down is the Saint of Killers and that the two angels hired him to kill Genesis / Jesse. Cassidy promises Jesse he can `` convince '' Fiore to call off the Saint of Killers. While at the casino, Tulip runs into a man from her past and kills him during a fight. At the bar, Jesse comes to the conclusion that he might find God in New Orleans. Leaving the hotel, Jesse tells Fiore to `` find peace ''. Fiore tells the Saint of Killers that the contract is still valid, and then asks the Saint to finally kill him, which he does. 13 `` Damsels '' Michael Slovis Sara Goodman July 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 03 ) 1.11 Arriving in New Orleans, Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy search jazz bars looking for God. Jesse is appalled, when a man in a dog costume is presented to them as God to be sexually abused. Eventually, Jesse meets a singer, who is later kidnapped by a mysterious group and saved by Jesse. She reveals that someone previously had told her God was missing, and that the man later turned up dead. The woman is later revealed to be an operative for the mysterious group and confirms Genesis ' existence to their boss, Herr Starr. In the meantime, Tulip and Cassidy go to a house owned by Denis, seemingly a friend of Cassidy 's. Tulip tells Cassidy that she is hiding from a man named Viktor, whom she previously betrayed. Hoping to end the problem, Tulip allows herself to be found and caught by Viktor 's men. Meanwhile in Hell, Eugene is made to relive the memory of the day he became `` Arseface '' repeatedly, with the memory showing it was not his fault. A dysfunction in Hell eventually pulls him out of the memory and shows him to be in a prison - type location. He learns that his cell 's door is unlocked and walks out into a long corridor filled with cells. Calling out for help, Eugene is shocked and terrified to see Adolf Hitler walk out of the cell next to him. 14 `` Viktor '' Michael Slovis Craig Rosenberg July 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 10 ) 1.19 In an infomercial, Cassidy recognizes the actor who played the imposter God who spoke to Jesse 's congregation. They locate his talent manager who provides them with a demo reel given to him by the people who hired the actor. In the tape, the man is executed in order to get to Heaven. Cassidy reveals to Jesse that Tulip went to Viktor and may be in danger. Tulip is met with an extremely frosty reception from everyone at Viktor 's home, before Jesse arrives to save her. After confronting Viktor, Tulip tells Jesse that Viktor is her husband. Meanwhile in Hell, the cells keep breaking down, and in down times, Eugene bonds with Hitler and learns that his worst memory is 1918 Munich, when he met an art gallery owner. The superintendent of the ward meets with Eugene to tell him to act evil, because he is in Hell, and that they will be watching him, sanctioning deviant behavior. Upon returning, Hitler is beaten by a fellow inmate, Tyler, with other inmates joining in. Eugene sees the camera and begins to kick Hitler. 15 5 `` Dallas '' Michael Morris Philip Buiser July 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 17 ) 1.27 In flashbacks, it is shown what happened to Jesse and Tulip after Carlos betrayed them and Tulip lost their unborn child in Dallas. They try to lead a normal life with legal jobs, but fail to get pregnant again. After a while, Tulip secretly resumes her work as a contract criminal. When Jesse finds out that she is back in crime, also learning that she has been taking contraceptive pills all the time, he decides to return to his father 's church in order to become a preacher himself, which leads to their breakup. After that Tulip meets Viktor and marries him for his money and power. However, when Dany calls her and tells her that she found Carlos, she leaves Viktor immediately. In the present, Jesse ponders to kill Viktor, while Tulip takes her stepdaughter to Denis ' house. However, Cassidy can persuade his friend not to do it, claiming Tulip has never stopped loving him. Instead, Jesse makes Viktor sign the divorce papers. In the evening, the Saint of Killers appears at Viktor 's house looking for Jesse and kills Viktor. At gunpoint, his scared daughter, who has been hiding in a closet, tells the murderer that she knows where Jesse is. 16 6 `` Sokosha '' David Evans Mary Laws July 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 24 ) 1.19 When the Saint of Killers turns up at Denis ' home, Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy are just able to escape. At a library, they do research on their pursuer and find out that he has lost his soul. Jesse confronts the Saint and makes a deal with him : He will get him a new soul, so he can enter heaven. Tulip, Cassidy and Denis, who turns out to be Cassidy 's son, have to stay behind. Searching for a soul at a voodoo shop, Jesse learns that a Japanese company has taken over the soul - dealing business. It is revealed that Jesse comes from a family called L'Angelle, who somehow used to be involved in this. Being unable to find a matching soul in the company 's armored truck, Jesse finds out that his own soul does. So he extracts 1 % of it and gives it to the Saint just in time. Instead of sending him to Hell, Jesse disarms the Saint of Killers, locks him in the armored truck, and drives it to a place called Angelville, where he sinks it in a swamp. 17 7 `` Pig '' Wayne Yip Olivia Dufault July 31, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 31 ) 1.25 In Vietnam, Herr Starr investigates the case of a floating pig, which has generated media exposure, and resolves the matter by ruthlessly killing everyone involved. In flashbacks, it is shown how he joined a powerful organization called the Grail, which preserves the lineage of Jesus Christ for the apocalypse and fights relentlessly any conflicting lore. Meanwhile in New Orleans, Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy participate in a game where people get shot at while wearing a bulletproof vest and trick the other players in order to rob their money. Afterwards, Denis tells his father that he is dying from congestive heart failure and wants to be turned into a vampire to survive, but Cassidy declines. While Tulip suffers from nightmares about the Saint of Killers, Jesse has second thoughts about having sacrificed part of his soul for his friends and discusses the matter with a street preacher. Herr Starr is given the information on his phone that his next target is Jesse. 18 8 `` Holes '' Maja Vrvilo Mark Stegemann August 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 07 ) 1.15 In Hell, the superintendent announces that the reason for the power outages is a person who is not supposed to be there and vows to find the culprit. Hitler suspects that it is Eugene and tricks him to help another prisoner. For his good deed, Eugene is thrown into the `` Hole '', where he is shown a fabricated memory of Tracy not shooting herself, but telling him that she promised herself to God as well as kissing Jesse, so that in the end Eugene still maims himself with the gun. When he returns to the others, Hitler offers to help him escape. Meanwhile in New Orleans, Denis ' health deteriorates, and he insists that Cassidy makes him a vampire. Jesse has the audition tape analyzed : the serial number of the gun in the video has been filed off, and there is the reflection of a coffee pot. When Tulip has a new refrigerator installed at the apartment, she follows the holes left by the bullet of the Saint of Killers to the adjacent apartments and finds Lara Featherstone, an agent of Herr Starr who has been surveying Jesse. On a phone call, Cassidy asks someone called Seamus for advice on how to handle Denis and gets told not to do it. 19 9 `` Puzzle Piece '' Michael Dowse Craig Rosenberg August 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 14 ) 0.99 The agents of the Grail discover evidence of Jesse 's power, but Herr Starr, uninterested, orders them to kill Jesse. After a whole Grail SWAT team fails, Herr Starr is advised to activate `` B.R.A.D. '' in order to complete the task. During the fight with the soldiers, it is revealed that Cassidy has indeed turned Denis into a vampire. While B.R.A.D. is readied, Herr Starr starts to take an interest in Jesse, after finding out that he is searching for God, and starts reading his file for the first time. B.R.A.D., revealed to be a combat drone, has been activated and is about to blow up Denis ' apartment with a missile, when Herr Starr calls the mission off, having found something of interest in Jesse 's file. The missile destroys Harry Connick Jr. 's house instead, killing the singer. Herr Starr meets Jesse at a bar and offers help in the quest for God. 20 10 `` Dirty Little Secret '' Steph Green Mary Laws August 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 21 ) 1.03 While Lara Featherstone worms her way into Tulip 's confidence in order to make mischief and Cassidy bonds with his son, who appears to have no control over his vampire desires, Jesse repeatedly uses his powers on Herr Starr to make him reveal the true nature of the Grail. He learns that it was the Grail who hired and killed the God imposter. However, it becomes clear that neither the organization, nor the Christian religious leaders know God 's whereabouts. Later, Jesse meets the latest descendant of Jesus Christ, an imbecile from inbreeding called Humperdoo, who is clearly unfit to fulfill the role of the new Messiah. Herr Starr suggests that Jesse should use his powers to fill the gap left by God missing, which Jesse declines, relying on his friends. Meanwhile, Tulip is manipulated and led to find the Saint of Killers ' weapons, which makes her want to confront Jesse about it. 21 11 `` Backdoors '' Norberto Barba Sara Goodman August 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 28 ) 0.90 In flashbacks, a teenage Jesse is submerged by his grandmother L'Angelle in a pond locked inside a coffin to break his will. In the present, when Jesse and Tulip have the armored truck raised from the swamp, the Saint of Killers seems to have disappeared, leading to tensions within the group. Herr Starr reveals his plan to replace the retarded Messiah with Jesse to his agents. Jesse has an intuition that the man in the dog costume, whom he met briefly when he first started his search for God in New Orleans, might have been the Almighty after all. However, when he returns to that place, the person is no longer there. Tulip tries to have the weapons of the Saint melted down, but finds out they can not be destroyed ; she then sends them to Brazil by mail. After playing a recording of Jesse 's prayers to him, including the one where he begged for his father 's death, Herr Starr repeats his offer of Jesse taking over God 's job, which Jesse declines again. As a consequence, it is revealed that the armored truck has been swapped by the Grail, and the Saint of Killers is released by an operative on Starr 's order. In Hell, after having seen Hitler 's worst memory of his last day as a good person, Eugene accepts his help to escape and they enter the `` Hole '' for a backdoor together. 22 12 `` On Your Knees '' Michael Slovis Sam Catlin & Rachel Wagner September 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 04 ) 1.10 In the `` Hole '' in Hell, Hitler tells Eugene that he has to prove that he does not belong there in order to find the backdoor. After Eugene stands up to his father, Sheriff Root, in one scenario of Tracy 's suicide, they can escape through a shaft. In a flashback, it is shown how the Grail secured the cooperation of the Saint of Killers by freeing him of his new soul, thus restoring his powers. Meanwhile, Jesse declares that he does not want to think about God anymore. After his release, the Saint of Killers attacks Jesse and his friends at Denis ' apartment, injuring Tulip, Cassidy and Denis in the process, but is stopped by the superintendent from Hell, who threatens to put his family in Hell. As a result, she takes him with her, telling Jesse that he is fortunate to have Herr Starr on his side. Back in Hell, the Saint demands to meet Satan. The ambulance that Jesse uses to take his friends to the hospital belongs to the Grail and brings Tulip and Cassidy to Herr Starr, who reveals his plans for Jesse to them, also telling them that Jesse does not really care for them. After watching the news on TV, in which the Pope announces God 's disappearance and the coming of the Messiah ( Humperdoo ), Jesse draws the conclusion that he has no other choice but to take over God 's job. He calls on Herr Starr, who then kneels before him. 23 13 `` The End of the Road '' Wayne Yip Sam Catlin September 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 11 ) 0.97 In a flashback, the teenage Jesse steals money from tourists in Angelville and is bullied by the men who work for his grandmother. When he kills a chicken in a fit of rage, he asks his grandmother to revive the animal. However, she tells him that it comes at a price. In the present, Jesse holds his first filmed speech as the new Messiah in front of a school class, when armed Armenians storm the room and are defeated in hand to hand combat by Jesse. Afterwards, Herr Starr tells him that the attack had been staged and that the video is going viral. Next, Jesse is supposed to appear as a guest in Jimmy Kimmel 's talk show, but Jesse claims that this is not what he had intended. In the end, Herr Starr enforces Jesse 's cooperation by showing him the vial containing his soul fragment. Cassidy realizes that Denis can not control his own vampire desires and kills his son by exposing him to sunlight. After Tulip uncovers that Lara Featherstone has been spying on the group, she is shot fatally by her. When Genesis does not work to save Tulip, Jesse − seemingly having lost his powers − prevents Cassidy from turning her into a vampire, leading to her death. Jesse and Cassidy drive her body to Angelville, where the resurrected chicken is still alive. When Eugene and Hitler manage to escape Hell, Hitler bolts immediately. In a motel room with the Man Dog costume, God emerges from the bathroom. Specials AMC aired a marathon of the first five episodes of Preacher from June 30 to July 1, 2016, with bonus, behind - the - scenes footage within each episode. Talking Preacher Talking Preacher is a live aftershow hosted by Chris Hardwick which features guests discussing episodes of Preacher. The show uses the same format as Talking Dead, Talking Bad, and Talking Saul, which are also hosted by Hardwick. The first episode of Talking Preacher debuted immediately following the pilot encore on May 29, 2016, with guests Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dominic Cooper and Sam Catlin, and received 538,000 viewers. The second installment aired following the Preacher season one finale on July 31, 2016, with guests Rogen, Goldberg and Ian Colletti, and received 620,000 viewers. The aftershow returned for the first two episodes of Preacher 's second season, with an installment airing directly after the second episode on June 26, 2017, with guests Dominic Cooper, Graham McTavish and Sam Catlin, and received 441,000 viewers. A third episode aired following the second season finale which included guests Dominic Cooper, Sam Catlin, Ian Colletti and Pip Torrens, and received 298,000 viewers. Reception Dominic Cooper ( left ) and Sam Catlin ( right ) promoting Preacher at the 2016 WonderCon California Critical reception Season 1 received largely positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 90 %, based on 62 reviews, with an average rating of 7.66 / 10. The site 's critical consensus states, `` A thrilling celebration of the bizarre, Preacher boasts enough gore, glee, and guile to make this visually stunning adaptation a must - see for fans of the comic and newcomers alike. '' Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 76 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Eric Goldman of IGN, gave the pilot episode an 8.8 / 10, praising the `` Great mixture of comic and horror elements '' and the `` Excellent casting '', particularly praising Ruth Negga 's Tulip. The second season received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 90 %, based 22 reviews, with an average rating of 7.58 / 10. The site 's critical consensus states, `` Preacher 's sophomore season benefits from more focused storytelling, without sacrificing any of its gorgeous, violent, insane fun. '' On Metacritic, it has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Ratings Season 1 ( 2016 ) No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' May 22, 2016 0.9 2.38 0.8 1.83 1.7 4.21 `` See '' June 5, 2016 0.8 2.08 0.8 1.71 1.6 3.78 `` The Possibilities '' June 12, 2016 0.7 1.75 0.7 1.62 1.4 3.38 `` Monster Swamp '' June 19, 2016 0.4 1.14 0.7 1.38 1.1 2.52 5 `` South Will Rise Again '' June 26, 2016 0.5 1.43 0.6 1.48 1.1 2.91 6 `` Sundowner '' July 3, 2016 0.5 1.49 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` He Gone '' July 10, 2016 0.6 1.55 N / A 1.58 N / A 3.13 8 `` El Valero '' July 17, 2016 0.6 1.65 0.7 1.53 1.3 3.18 9 `` Finish the Song '' July 24, 2016 0.6 1.57 N / A N / A N / A N / A 10 `` Call and Response '' July 31, 2016 0.6 1.72 N / A N / A N / A N / A Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` On the Road '' June 25, 2017 0.6 1.69 0.6 1.41 1.2 3.11 `` Mumbai Sky Tower '' June 26, 2017 0.4 1.35 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` Damsels '' July 3, 2017 0.4 1.11 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` Viktor '' July 10, 2017 0.4 1.19 0.5 1.15 0.9 2.34 5 `` Dallas '' July 17, 2017 0.4 1.27 0.4 1.12 0.8 2.39 6 `` Sokosha '' July 24, 2017 0.4 1.19 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` Pig '' July 31, 2017 0.5 1.25 0.4 1.18 0.9 2.43 8 `` Holes '' August 7, 2017 0.4 1.15 0.4 1.06 0.8 2.21 9 `` Puzzle Piece '' August 14, 2017 0.4 0.99 0.4 1.25 0.8 2.25 10 `` Dirty Little Secret '' August 21, 2017 0.3 1.03 0.4 1.08 0.7 2.11 11 `` Backdoors '' August 28, 2017 0.3 0.90 0.4 1.00 0.7 1.90 12 `` On Your Knees '' September 4, 2017 0.3 1.10 N / A N / A N / A N / A 13 `` The End of the Road '' September 11, 2017 0.4 0.97 0.4 0.96 0.7 1.94 Awards and nominations Year Award Nominee Result Ref 2016 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Outstanding Sound - Television Richard Yawn, Mark Linden, Tara Paul Nominated 2017 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for Commercial Television John Grillo Nominated Art Directors Guild Awards One Hour Contemporary Single - Camera Television Series David Blass, Mark Zuelzke, Kirsten Oglesby, Derek Jensen, Gregory G. Sandoval, Taura C.C. Rivera, Tyler Standen, Brandon Arrington, Amy Lynn Umezu, Edward McLoughlin Nominated Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Television Series Preacher Nominated See also List of vampire television series References ^ Jump up to : `` AMC ORDERS `` PREACHER '' TO SERIES '' ( Press release ). AMC. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( March 14, 2016 ). `` Preacher Gets Premiere Date at AMC ''. TVLine. Retrieved March 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( June 29, 2016 ). `` Preacher Renewed for Bigger Season 2 ''. TVLine. Retrieved June 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` AMC RELEASES A FIRST LOOK TEASER OF `` PREACHER '' SEASON TWO ``. AMC. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Lawrence, Derek ( October 26, 2017 ). `` AMC renews Preacher for season 3 ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Fowler, Matt ( April 17, 2015 ). `` Preacher : Dominic Cooper is Jesse Custer ''. IGN. 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The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2014. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( December 3, 2014 ). `` ' Preacher ' Drama From Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Gets AMC Pilot Order ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( May 24, 2016 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Preacher ' has decent debut, ' Game of Thrones ' ties season high ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 24, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( June 7, 2016 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Game of Thrones ' back to usual numbers, ' Preacher ' holds up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 7, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( June 14, 2016 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Game of Thrones ' and ' Silicon Valley ' hold steady ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 14, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( June 21, 2016 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Game of Thrones ' holds up opposite NBA Finals ''. TV by the Numbers. 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TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 2, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( June 27, 2017 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : BET Awards fall, ' Power ' and ' Preacher ' have solid premieres ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( June 27, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' WWE Raw ' holds steady, ' Preacher ' dips ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( July 6, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta ' dips but stays on top ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( July 11, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : Home Run Derby leads the night, ' Preacher ' holds steady ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( July 18, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Love & Hip Hop : Atlanta ' and ' WWE Raw ' tick up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 18, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( July 25, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Preacher ' holds steady, ' Love & Hip Hop : Hollywood ' premieres ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 25, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( August 1, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Love & Hip Hop : Hollywood ' leads, ' WWE Raw ' holds steady ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( August 8, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Preacher ' dips, ' Real Housewives of Orange County ' holds steady ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 8, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( August 15, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' WWE Raw ' and Basketball Wives ' tick up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 22, 2017 ). `` SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.21. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 22, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( August 29, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Preacher ' holds steady, ' Real Housewives of Orange County ' ticks up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( September 6, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' WWE Raw ' dips, ' Preacher ' holds steady ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 6, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( September 14, 2017 ). `` Monday cable ratings : ' Monday Night Football ' opens lower ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` AMC to Air `` Preacher '' Marathon on Thursday, June 30th Beginning at 9 : 00 PM ET / PT '' ( Press release ). AMC. June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( May 16, 2016 ). `` ' Talking Preacher ' To Follow ' Preacher 's Season Premiere And Finale On AMC ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016. 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Jump up ^ Couch, Aaron ( March 2, 2017 ). `` ' Rogue One, ' ' Walking Dead ' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2017. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Preacher ( TV series ) Television in the United States portal 2010s portal Official website Preacher on IMDb Preacher Garth Ennis Steve Dillon Characters Jesse Custer Saint of Killers Television series `` Pilot '' `` See '' `` The Possibilities '' `` Monster Swamp '' Related articles Story arcs Live - action television programs based on DC Comics TV series Former Adventures of Superman ( 1952 -- 58 ) Batman ( 1966 -- 68 ) Shazam ! 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