Everything you need to know about The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones follows the life of the Gemstone family – a team of internationally famous televangelist pastors who run a megachurch.
Thanks to their megachurch and hefty donations, the family – patriarch Eli, and his children Jesse, Judy and Kelvin – lead lavish lifestyles, which doesn’t always fall in line with them practicing what they preach.
Eldest son Jesse seems like an angel child but actually leads a debaucherous party life away from his wife and kids. Middle child Judy has anger issues and has dreams of being the star of the show, while Kelvin hides his sexuality from the public eye.
All three are extremely immature, with Eli fearing none have what it takes to replace him when the time comes. A year before the show starts, his wife Aimee-Leigh died, and he continues to grieve her loss. However, a desire for money and power trumps everything.
As the Gemstones continue to expand their business, their decisions prove chaotic as other churches and shady deals threaten their once-unshakable squeaky-clean image. Soon, they find themselves being blackmailed, investigated by journalists, and coming up against other megachurches.
What is the age rating of The Righteous Gemstones?
The Righteous Gemstones is certified 18 by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
This means it is considered suitable for adults only – although all content is used for comedic purposes only.
Reasons for this rating include:
Full frontal nudity (both male and female)
Scenes of a sexual nature
Some blood spatter and gore
Violent scenes including gun violence
Scenes of death including creative kills
Strong use of profanity throughout
Illegal drug use including cocaine and marijuana
Who stars in The Righteous Gemstones?
The leading cast of The Righteous Gemstones are:
Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down, This is The End) as Jesse Gemstone
Adam Devine (Workaholics, Modern Family) as Kelvin Gemstone
John Goodman (Rosanne, The Big Lebowski) as Eli Gemstone
Edi Patterson (Knives Out, Vice Principals) as Judy Gemstone
Cassidy Freeman (Smallville, Longmire) as Amber Gemstone
Tim Baltz (Shrink, Drunk History) as BJ
Tony Cavalero (The Dirt, School of Rock: The TV Series) as Keefe Chambers
Gregory Alan Williams (Remember the Titans, Greenleaf) as Martin Imari
Skyler Gisondo (Booksmart, Santa Clarita Diet) as Gideon Gemstone
Walton Goggins (The White Lotus, Fallout) as Baby Billy Freeman
Jennifer Nettles (Harriet, The Exorcist: Believer) as Aimee-Leigh Gemstone
James DuMont (Jurassic World, Deepwater Horizon) as Chad
Jody Hill (Superbad, The Foot Fist Way) as Levi
Troy Hogan (Friday Night Lights, Queen Sugar) as Matthew
Valyn Hall (The Act, Drop Dead Diva) as Tiffany Freeman
Kelton DuMont (Logan, The Astronaut Wives Club) as Pontius Gemstone
Gavin Munn (Raising Dion, Bruiser) as Abraham Gemstone
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace, The Umbrella Academy) as Lori Milsap
Arden Myrin (Shameless, Insatiable) as Jana Milsap
Seann William Scott (American Pie, Welcome to Flatch) as Corey Milsap
How many episodes of The Righteous Gemstones are there?
The Righteous Gemstones runs for a total of 36 episodes across the four seasons.
All four seasons have nine episodes apiece.
Is The Righteous Gemstones ending with season 4?
It has been confirmed that season four of The Righteous Gemstones will be the show’s last.
In January 2025, creator and star Danny McBride joked to GQ: “God told me it was time. That we had achieved what we needed to do.”
He added it felt “natural” to end the show with this season, adding: “I just followed my instincts and approached the season that way as I dove into it, and I'm really happy with what we've turned out.
“There's a lot of unexpected twists and turns, and some incredible payoffs for the characters, for the growth of some of these people. I'm really excited to see what people think about this thing being all wrapped up.”
How to watch The Righteous Gemstones
Seasons 1-4 of The Righteous Gemstones are available to watch in full now, exclusively to Sky Comedy and NOW.
Will I still be able to watch The Righteous Gemstones on Sky with HBO Max launching?
Yes!
If you’re already a Sky subscriber, you will get complete continuity of the service at no extra cost via the Max app. The new deal means Sky and NOW customers benefit from more content through bundled access to the streaming service that will exclusively feature new HBO Original and Max Original shows and more.
And in the case of The Righteous Gemstones and a range of other series, as part of Sky’s new deal with HBO, customers will continue to find shows such as House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us, and any new series aired before the end of 2025, on Sky Atlantic and through Sky’s On Demand service.
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer of Sky, said: “What’s really good about the deal that we struck is that if you’re a Sky subscriber, at no additional cost, you will have access to the Max app within your Sky platform. So if you’re already a Sky subscriber, you have complete continuity of service. Actually, you probably have more because Max will have more content than what we have today with the HBO shows and the Warner Bros. films.
“It’s going to be completely seamless for those customers, so you’ll have a really rich experience, and that’s at no additional cost.
“Any show that we’ve had historically on our channels you’ll continue to get on the channels, including future seasons of The Last of Us and The White Lotus.”
And what about NOW TV?
In addition, NOW UK and Ireland Entertainment members will also receive bundled access to the ad-supported version of Max, seamlessly integrated into the NOW experience alongside other premium content. They will also continue to get the existing series which were available on Sky as part of their subscription.