The Righteous Gemstones Season 1

Right now you can watch The Righteous Gemstones Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. With 299 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Danny McBride sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

The Righteous Gemstones Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Righteous Gemstones Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 covers a scandal involving Jesse and his other friends (that are also members of or employees of the church) being recorded doing very ungodly things, as well as an ongoing conflict between Jesse's son Gideon Gemstone and the rest of the family. Also paralleling this larger conflict is the presence of their uncle and Aimee-Leigh's brother, Baby Billy Freeman, and his attempts to revise his musical and religious ministry career. Danny McBride and Adam Devine lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2019. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Righteous Gemstones Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, The Righteous Gemstones Season 1 respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Danny McBride anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.