Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Danny McBride's new comedy project about a televangelist family, titled The Righteous Gemstones, has received a series order from HBO.
John Goodman will star in the series as Eli, the patriarch of the Gemstone family who has built an empire through his ministry and television show. McBride, who created the series will be seen as Eli's oldest son Jesse who is expected to take his father's place and who hopes to modernize the ministry.