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The Righteous Gemstones
2019–2025
· TV Show
· 40 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #163
- IMDb #215
- Rotten Tomatoes #92
- Metacritic #122
- RatingGraph #173
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #118
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #127
- Metacritic Critics #84
- Metacritic Audience #217
- Criticker #112
- Trakt #223
Every rating
64–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
Details
- Created by
- Danny McBride
- Studio
- Rough House Pictures
- Released
- 18 August 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 40 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 36 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (76) →
Awards & nominations
See all 20 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 20 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2026 | Episodic Comedy | John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride (for "Prelude") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming | Corey DeMeyers | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) | Paul Daley (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Leigh Ann Yandle, Nataleigh Verrengia, Alexander McPherson, and Lori McCoy Bell (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Music Supervision | DeVoe Yates and Gabe Hilfer (for "You Hurled Me Into The Depths, Into The Very Heart of The Seas") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Christina Flannery, Elizabeth Tagg, Maura "Maude" Cusick, and Aughra Moon (for "You Hurled Me Into The Depths, Into The Very Heart of The Seas") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) | Nicholas Renbeck, Alexa Zimmerman, Deborah Wallach, Rachel Wardell, Ailin Gong, Michael Brake, and Tommy Stang (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming | Cory DeMeyers | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming | Corey DeMeyers | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) | Paul Daley (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Christina Flannery, Elizabeth Tagg, Maura "Maude" Cusick, and Aughra Moon (for "You Hurled Me Into The Depths, Into The Very Heart of The Seas") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Christina Flannery, Maura "Maude" Cusick, and Rebecca Denoewer (for "For I Know The Plans I Have for You") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | DeVoe Yates and Gabe Hilfer (for "You Hurled Me Into The Depths, Into The Very Heart of The Seas") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Leigh Ann Yandle, Nataleigh Verrengia, Alexander McPherson, and Lori McCoy Bell (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) | Nicholas Renbeck, Alexa Zimmerman, Deborah Wallach, Rachel Wardell, Ailin Gong, Michael Brake, and Tommy Stang (for "Prelude") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming | Cory DeMeyers | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | John Copeman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Ryan Disharoon, Mike Endoso, Jett Jansen Fernandez, and Rich King (for "Burn for Burn, Wound for Wound, Stripe for Stripe") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Episodic Comedy | John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley, Danny R. McBride (for "Prelude") | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cable Series, Comedy | The Righteous Gemstones | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy | Danny McBride (for "As to How They Might Destroy Him") | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy | John Carcieri, Danny McBride, and Edi Patterson (for "As to How They Might Destroy Him") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Danny McBride | Nominee |
| Best Musical or Comedy Series | The Righteous Gemstones | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film | Walton Goggins | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best BTS/EPK for a TV/Streaming Series (Over 2 minutes) | HBO / Andrew Epstein (for "Baby Billy Faith Tonight Profile") | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series | "Misbehavin'" Music by Joseph Stephens; Lyrics by Joseph Stephens, Danny McBride, and Edi Patterson ; Performed by Jennifer Nettles and Walton Goggins | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Patrick Cassidy and Richard A. Wright | Nominee |