AMC Orders Pilot for Famed Comic Book Franchise PREACHER

AMC today announced that it has ordered a pilot for a series based on the popular comic book franchise "Preacher." The Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production was developed for TV by Sam Catlin ("Breaking Bad") and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg ("This Is The End," "Superbad," "Neighbors"). Rogen & Goldberg will produce through their Point Grey banner, along with Neal Moritz's Original Film. The pilot was written by Sam Catlin. Rogen & Goldberg are attached to direct.

"Every once in a while you find a project where all the elements line up beautifully. With 'Preacher,' it starts with a bold, compelling, and thought-provoking comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and a whole lot of fans who already know Jesse Custer, Cassidy, and Tulip," said Joel Stillerman, AMC's executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content. "Add to that the passionate and talented Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Sam Catlin, an incredible producing team in Neal Moritz, the Original Film team and our good friends at Sony Pictures Television, and we have everything we need to be VERY excited to move forward on 'Preacher.'"

"Preacher has been our favorite comic since it first came out," Rogen & Goldberg said. "Garth Ennis is one of our idols and it's an incredible honor to be working on this. We promise we won't make too many dick jokes and ruin it."

"Thanks to AMC for completely losing their minds and letting us do this," Catlin said. "I'm so excited to bring Garth Ennis' bloody, amazing and bloody amazing universe to TV."

Garth Ennis said: "Steve Dillon and I are extremely pleased to know AMC has taken 'Preacher' to pilot. We have had an ongoing voice in the efforts of the writers whom Sony TV and Original Film entrusted with this project, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Sam Catlin, and have been most gratified that they continue to include us, and that they have tackled the project with the type of unwavering commitment and courage needed to present the material as Steve and I intended. This has been a long time coming, but that it continues apace, and with the chance to be delivered episodically, gives 'Preacher' an opportunity to be seen in its best possible medium, not previously possible. And many thanks indeed to Ken Levin and Neal Moritz for their never flagging commitment to 'Preacher,' and for never giving up well past the point when I myself grew skeptical -- we have principally gotten to where we are today because of Neal and Ken."

Based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's twisted '90s comic book series, "Preacher" is about Jesse Custer, a conflicted Preacher in a small Texas town who merges with a creature that has escaped from heaven and develops the ability to make anyone do anything he says. Along with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy, the three embark on a journey to literally find God.

The pilot will be produced in the summer of 2015 for series consideration in 2016.

Credits:
EP: Sam Catlin
EPs: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver for Point Grey Pictures?
EP: Neal Moritz, Vivian Cannon and Ori Marmur for Original Film?
EPs: Ken Levin, Jason Netter
Co-EPs: Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

About AMC
Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something deeper, something richer, Something More. The network reigns as the only cable network in history ever to win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row with "Mad Men," and six of the last seven with current back-to-back honoree, "Breaking Bad." The network boasts the most-watched drama series in basic cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years with "The Walking Dead." AMC's original drama series include "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Hell on Wheels," "TURN: Washington's Spies," "Halt and Catch Fire" and the forthcoming "Breaking Bad" prequel "Better Call Saul," "Humans" and "Badlands." AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like "Talking Dead" and "Comic Book Men." AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Something More.

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