THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES Season 1 Episodes

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7 min readAug 14, 2019

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Season 1, episode 9: “Better Is the End of a Thing Than Its Beginning” (Season finale)

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT.13 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Adam Devine, Danny McBride, Edi Patterson (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Eli (John Goodman) questions his children’s future in the Gemstone ministry. Jesse(Danny McBride) struggles to keep his marriage together. Judy (Edi Patterson) opens upto BJ (Tim Baltz) about her past. A disillusioned Kelvin (Adam DeVine) embraces hisdark side.

Written by Danny McBride & Jeff Fradley & John Carcieri; directed by Jody Hill.

**Photos:** Skyler Gisondo; John Goodman (Credit for both: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 1, episode 8: “But the Righteous Will See Their Fall”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 6 (10:00–10:33 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Danny McBride, Skyler Gisondo, Cassidy Freeman (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Jesse (Danny McBride) deals with the fallout of the dramatic events of Easter Sunday. Judy (Edi Patterson) attempts to win back BJ (Tim Baltz) after receiving some harsh words from Baby Billy (Walton Goggins). Kelvin (Adam DeVine) has a crisis of faith.

Written by Danny McBride & Kevin Barnett & Chris Pappas; directed by David Gordon Green.

**Photos:** John Goodman, Greg Williams; Danny McBride

**Photos (L-R):** Jen Kober, Tim Baltz; Cassidy Freeman; Edi Patterson (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 1, episode 7: “And Yet One of You Is a Devil”

Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 (10:00–10:37 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photos:** Adam Devine, Danny McBride, John Goodman (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Eli (John Goodman) informs Jesse (Danny McBride), Kelvin (Adam DeVine) and Judy (Edi Patterson) that they’ll each need to be front and center for Easter Sunday service, their biggest telecast of the year. Judy’s deference to Baby Billy (Walton Goggins) threatens her relationship with BJ (Tim Baltz) and with her family.

Written by Danny McBride & Kevin Barnett & Chris Pappas; directed by Jody Hill.

**Photos (L-R):** Danny McBride; Edi Patterson; Danny McBride, Cassidy Freeman

**Photos:** Danny McBride, Cassidy Freeman; Skylar Gisondo, Scott MacArthur (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 1, episode 6: “Now the Sons of Eli Were Worthless Men”

Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 (10:00–10:35 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Tim Baltz, Edi Patterson (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Jealous of Kelvin’s (Adam DeVine) rising star, Judy (Edi Patterson) seeks her moment in the spotlight under Baby Billy’s (Walton Goggins) tutelage. Jesse (Danny McBride) procures a key piece of evidence he hopes will lead to the blackmailers.

Written by Danny McBride & Edi Patterson & Grant Dekernion; directed by Jody Hill.

**Photos (L-R):** Jana Allen, Dermot Mulroney; Walton Goggins, Valyn Hall; Danny McBride, Edi Patterson

**Photos (L-R):** John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Walton Goggins, Valyn Hall; J. LaRose, Danny McBride, Jody Hill; Danny McBride, Adam Devine (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode 5: “Interlude”

Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Jennifer Nettles (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

In 1989, young Jesse (Gaven Wilde), Judy (Emma Shannon) and Baby Billy (Walton Goggins) each deal with the news that Aimee-Leigh (Jennifer Nettles) is pregnant in their own unique way, while Eli (John Goodman) looks to grow his family’s prospects.

Written by Danny McBride & Jeff Fradley & John Carcieri; directed by David Gordon Green.

**Photos:** Emma Shannon; Walton Goggins, Chloe Traicos

**Photos (L-R):** Jennifer Nettles, Gaven Wilde; Emmet Walsh; Walton Goggins, Jennifer Nettles (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode 4: “Wicked Lips”

Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Judy (Edi Patterson) and Martin (Greg Alan Williams) take Gideon (Skyler Gisondo) behind-the scenes of the Gemstone enterprise. Eli (John Goodman) tasks Kelvin (Adam DeVine) with doing a “satanic sweep” for Dot (Jade Pettyjohn), the rebellious teen daughter of the church’s biggest donors. Jesse (Danny McBride) and his friends are thrown for a loop when Chad’s wife finds some disturbing emails.

Written by Danny McBride & Jeff Fradley & John Carcieri; directed by Jody Hill

**Photos:** Edi Patterson, Skyler Gisondo, Greg Williams; Skyler Gisondo, Scott MacArthur

**Photos (L-R):** Tony Cavalero, Adam Devine; Cassidy Freeman, Danny McBride, Mary Hollis Inboden; Jade Pettyjohn, Adam Devine (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode 3: “They Are Weak, But He Is Strong”

Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Adam Devine, Danny McBride, John Goodman, Walton Goggins (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Aimee-Leigh’s (Jennifer Nettles) elderly brother Baby Billy (Walton Goggins) returns to the Gemstone ministry, bringing along his much younger wife Tiffany (Valyn Hall). Jesse closes ranks on his co-conspirators to root out the identity of his blackmailers.

Written by Danny McBride & John Carcieri; directed by David Gordon Green.

**Photo:** Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, John Goodman

**Photos (L-R):** Walton Goggins, John Goodman; Adam Devine, Skylar Gisondo, Cassidy Freeman, Danny McBride; Skylar Gisondo, Kelton DuMont

**Photos (L-R):** Valyn Hall, Walton Goggins; Skylar Gisondo, Greg Williams; Walton Goggins (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode 2: “Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble”

Debut date: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, Danny McBride (Credit: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

After discovering Amber (Cassidy Freeman), Pontius (Kelton DuMont) and Abraham (Gavin Munn) reminiscing about an estranged family member, Jesse (Danny McBride) tasks his friends with acquiring surveillance footage that could explain the strange events of the night before.

Written by Danny McBride; directed by David Gordon Green.

**Photos (L-R):** Danny McBride, Edi Patterson; Troy Hogan, Jody Hill, J. LaRose; Danny McBride, Troy Hogan, Jody Hill

**Photos (L-R):** Greg Williams, John Goodman; Danny McBride, Edi Patterson; Troy Hogan, J. LaRose, Jody Hill, Adam Devine (Credit for all: Ryan Green/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Episode 1: “The Righteous Gemstones”

Debut date: SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 (10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

**Photo:** Danny McBride, John Goodman, Adam Devine (Credit: Fred Norris/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Upon returning from a baptism marathon in China with his father Eli (John Goodman) and brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), Jesse Gemstone (Danny McBride) receives a video from blackmailers seeking to sully his reputation. Eli moves forward with plans to expand the Gemstone empire as he continues to mourn his late wife Aimee-Leigh (Jennifer Nettles).

Written by Danny McBride; directed by Danny McBride.