The AMC network has announced that it has renewed the series "Preacher" and will expand the second season to 13 episodes.
The show, which is filmed in Albuquerque and just completed its first season, follows a West Texas preacher named Jesse Custer, who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that causes him to develop an unusual power.
It is based on the popular cult comic book franchise of the same name
Produced by AMC Studios and Sony Pictures Television, the series was developed for television by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin.
Dominic Cooper stars as Custer. He's joined by Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, Ian Colletti and Earl W. Brown.
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