Preacher’s hardcore fans will be counting down the hours to the Season 1 finale. To help make the time pass a little quicker, we have a whistle-wetting exclusive: the first five minutes of that finale, right here, right now.
Without giving too much away to those who’ve yet to sit down with AMC’s gonzo kinda-Western, the setting is New Mexico, the currency by now large blood and grue – large amounts of both. You-know-who, fresh from hell and with a lengthy pedigree in killing people, is heading for his big showdown with Dominic Cooper’s Jesse.
As Joe Gilgun, AKA Irish vampire Cassidy, tells Empire, Season 1 has been a steady upping of the pace towards what promises to be a proper blowout next time out. “We needed to cater for those who haven't read the comics,” he explains. "We’ve all been finding our feet in this initial series.” Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic book is already teed up for a second run in 2017.
Preacher’s season finale airs on AMC in the US on Sunday and Amazon Prime in the UK on Monday. Read Empire’s review of the most recent episode and that Gilgun interview in full.