The Outsider (miniseries)


The Outsider is an American horror crime drama miniseries based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Stephen King. It was ordered to series on December 3, 2018, after being optioned as a miniseries by Media Rights Capital in June 2018. It premiered on HBO on January 12, 2020. It stars Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Jason Bateman and Cynthia Erivo.

Cast

Main

Production

The series was announced in June 2018, with Richard Price hired to adapt the Stephen King novel. HBO officially commissioned the series in December, with Ben Mendelsohn cast in the lead while serving as a producer. Jason Bateman executive produces and also stars in the series.
In January 2019, the core main cast was set, seeing the additions of Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vazquez, Jeremy Bobb and Marc Menchaca. Hettienne Park and Michael Esper appear in recurring roles.

Episodes

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Related series

The character of Holly Gibney was first introduced by King in the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels. That trilogy has been adapted into the TV series Mr. Mercedes, which premiered on Audience in 2017 with Justine Lupe as Gibney. The showrunner Richard Price reworked the character to some extent, without keeping the continuity with the Mr. Mercedes TV series or Bill Hodges novels, and asked Stephen King to rename the character, but King insisted on keeping the name Holly Gibney.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an 82% rating with an average score of 7.39 out of 10 based on 66 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "Though The Outsiders slow burn isn't always satisfying, it remains watchable thanks to its excellent performances – especially series stand out Cynthia Erivo." On Metacritic, it has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

Accolades

For the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Jason Bateman received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Home media

The 10-episode limited series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on July 28, 2020, and features over 40 minutes of behind-the-scenes content.