preacher is an american television series developed by sam catlin, evan goldberg, and seth rogen for amc starring dominic cooper, joseph gilgun and ruth negga. it is based on the comic book series "preacher" created by garth ennis and steve dillon, and published by dc comics' vertigo imprint. the series was officially picked up on september 9, 2015, with a ten-episode order which premiered on may 22, 2016. the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, that premiered on august 4, 2019, with the series having concluded on september 29, 2019.