Created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride (HBO’s “Vice Principals” and “Eastbound & Down”), and marking his third HBO comedy series from Rough House Pictures, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. Season two finds our blessed Gemstone family threatened by outsiders from both the past and present who wish to destroy their empire. McBride collaborators Jody Hill and David Gordon Green also serve as executive producers and directors.
Season two returning cast includes Danny McBride as Jesse Gemstone, Adam Devine (“Pitch Perfect”) as Kelvin Gemstone, Edi Patterson (HBO’s “Vice Principals”) as Judy Gemstone, John Goodman (HBO’s “Treme,” “The Connors”) as Eli Gemstone, Cassidy Freeman (“Longmire”) as Amber Gemstone, Tony Cavalero (“School of Rock”) as Keefe Chambers, Tim Baltz (“Drunk History”) as BJ, Skyler Gisondo (“Booksmart”) as Gideon Gemstone and Greg Alan Williams (“Greenleaf”) as Martin Imari.
Vocabulary
righteous | igaz, becsületes, tisztességes |
gemstone | drágakő |
world-famous | világhíres |
televangelist | tévés evangélista/hitszónok |
tradition | hagyomány |
deviance | normáktól való elhajlás |
greed | kapzsiság |
charitable work | jótékonyság |
blessed | áldott |
to threaten | fenyegetni |
outsider | kívülálló |
past | múlt |
present | jelen |
to destroy | elpusztítani, lerombolni |
empire | birodalom |
to include | magában foglalni |