HBO renews Righteous Gemstones for S3

The Righteous Gemstones S2 debuted earlier this month

NEWS BRIEF: Premium US cablenet HBO has renewed comedy series The Righteous Gemstones for a third season, created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride.

The nine-episode second season, starring McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine, kicked off on January 9 with episodes airing weekly on HBO and HBO Max. It tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.