However, Eli is also still grieving the loss of his wife, Aimee-Leigh ( Jennifer Nettles), and feels an obligation to support her brother Billy. The family’s leader Eli ( John Goodman) attempts to keep the church afloat as he brings in his children Jesse (McBride), Judy ( Edi Patterson), and Kelvin ( Adam DeVine) to assist him. The Righteous Gemstones focuses on the internal family drama of the Gemstones clan, a family that controls an incredibly popular and modernized megachurch, streaming service, and broadcast program.
