THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES Season 1 Episodes
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)
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.
Season 1, episode 8: “But the Righteous Will See Their Fall”
Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 6 (10:00–10:33 p.m. ET/PT)
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.
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)
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.
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)
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.
Episode 5: “Interlude”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
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.
Episode 4: “Wicked Lips”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
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
Episode 3: “They Are Weak, But He Is Strong”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
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.
Episode 2: “Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble”
Debut date: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
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.
Episode 1: “The Righteous Gemstones”
Debut date: SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 (10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
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.