The new AMC series ‘Preacher’ has cast ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Ruth Negga in the lead role of the show produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg…
Ruth Negga — best know for her role as Raina on Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ — has landed the lead role in the highly anticipated pilot titled ‘Preacher’ based on the comic book of the same name.
Negga will play Tulip — the ex-girlfriend and sidekick of lead character Jesse Custer, who receives a divine creature who gives the disenchanted pastor the power of God. Tulip along with Custer and a vampire named Cassidy as they search (literally) for God, who abandoned his post the moment the creature that now inhabits the preacher was created.
The comic book was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon.
Negga is the first cast member confirmed for the series, which is already one of the most talked about new pilots of the upcoming fall season.
H/T: Deadline
