The Outsider

About The Outsider

The Outsider, premiered in 2020, is a thrilling and mysterious crime drama based on Stephen King's best-selling novel of the same name. The series, filled with supernatural elements, revolves around a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy. But things take a turn when inscrutable and inexplicable evidence starts to baffle the seasoned cop handling the case, thrusting him into a horrifying world of terror and doubt.

Making / Production

The Outsider was developed by Richard Price, known for his illustrious career in crime drama, for the premium network HBO. The series, blending the real and the supernatural, maintained an eerie and unsettling atmosphere throughout its ten-episode run, offering viewers a chillingly intense storyline building a steady momentum of suspense with each episode.

Actors

• Ben Mendelsohn portrayed Detective Ralph Anderson, delivering a compelling performance that underlined the character’s driven pursuit for the truth while grappling with the inexplicable.
• Cynthia Erivo gave a standout performance as Holly Gibney, a private investigator whose skills lie in the gray area between natural and supernatural phenomena.
• Jason Bateman, besides acting, also directed a few episodes of the series. His performance as Terry Maitland, a local man accused of the horrific murder, was wonderfully nuanced.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The Outsider is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name published in 2018.
• Jason Bateman won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the first two episodes of the show.

Quotes

• "An outsider knows an outsider.” - Holly Gibney
• "Monsters are real. Ghosts are too. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win." - Stephen King

Music, Soundtrack

• The haunting soundtrack of the show was composed by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans.
• The opening theme, "Washington Square", sets an unsettling tone right from the start, perfectly aligning with the series' mood.