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The Righteous Gemstones (2019)

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Rating: 8.1
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Overview

The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.


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Bias Dimensions


Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High

LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative

Overview

The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Spectrum logoSpectrum
HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered by
JustWatch

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The show's dominant themes align with left-leaning values through its satirical critique of hypocrisy, greed, and the commercialization of faith within a powerful religious institution often associated with the political right. While comedic, its focus on exposing these flaws positions it as left-leaning.

The series features a diverse supporting cast that reflects contemporary society. Its narrative strongly critiques the traditional, patriarchal figures at its core, consistently portraying them negatively through satire and highlighting their moral shortcomings and hypocrisy.

Secondary

The Righteous Gemstones features Kelvin Gemstone's significant arc exploring his implied queer identity and relationship with Keefe Chambers. The show, while satirical, handles this journey with empathy, depicting Kelvin's internal and external struggles. The humor targets societal hypocrisy rather than the identity itself, leading to a net positive portrayal.

The series satirizes the hypocrisy, greed, and moral failings of a wealthy televangelist family, portraying their religious institution as a vehicle for personal enrichment and power. The narrative consistently highlights the problematic actions and motivations of its central religious figures and their organization.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The Righteous Gemstones is an original series featuring characters created specifically for the show. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures from which character genders could have been swapped.

The Righteous Gemstones is an original series that premiered in 2019. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior source material or historical record to establish their race before the show's inception. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.1
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.1
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7.7

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