Preacher

Cassidy is shown as bisexual. He loves Tulip and later has a romantic relationship with the male vampire Eccarius in season three. The show treats both relationships as real parts of his character. Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy's main mission remains a search for God, not a fight about identity.

Jesse's main quest starts with his anger at God for leaving the world. The show presents Heaven, Hell, angels, the Grail, Jesus, the Pope, and church leaders as corrupt, foolish, selfish, or grotesque. The series uses sex, gore, and jokes to mock Christian authority. The story still asks serious questions about faith, guilt, love, and redemption, but its attack on Christian institutions remains a major part of the show.

The comic drew Tulip as a white blonde woman. The series cast mixed-race Ruth Negga and made the change on purpose. The producers said they wanted to avoid an all-white cast and make the story more of its time. The show also updates Tulip as a highly visible action lead, but the race change is the clearest identity-driven change to the source.

Some online comic fans objected to Ruth Negga playing Tulip because the comic drew Tulip as white. Those complaints treated the choice as a race swap. News reports found much stronger religious anger over blasphemy, sex, gore, and the treatment of God. The anti-woke complaints were limited and did not become a major public campaign.

The key team is mostly known for edgy comedy, fantasy, and satire rather than activist work. Sam Catlin said the casting choices were not made to address social issues or diversity mandates. Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen made an intentional diversity choice with Tulip, while Garth Ennis's work mainly attacks religion and power. The show was not framed as a social-justice project.