Ruth Negga Cast in AMC’s PREACHER as Female Lead

Ruth Negga cast as female lead in AMC's Preacher

"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." actress Ruth Negga has been cast as the female lead in AMC's pilot "Preacher". The show is an adaptation of the 1990s comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and it's developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

The comics focus on a Texas preacher who is accidentally possessed by a supernatural creature named Genesis, the offspring of an angel and a demon. The possession gives the preacher the ability to control other people. He then begins a journey across the United States attempting to find God, who abandoned Heaven the moment Genesis was born.

Ruth Negga, who is the first actor cast in the pilot, will star as Tulip, the preacher's ex-girlfriend who joins him on his quest. Here's how she is described:

"...a volatile, action-packed, sexified force of nature, a capable, unrepentant criminal with a love of fashion and ability to construct helicopter-downing bazookas out of coffee cans and corn shine who’s not afraid to steal, kill or corn cob-stab her way out of a bad situation."

Rogen and Goldberg wrote the script and will direct the pilot, while "Breaking Bad" writer Sam Catlin will assume showrunner duties. The pilot will begin filming this summer and will premiere sometime next year. Until then, here is the official synopsis from AMC:

"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."

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