In an interview with Entertainment Weekly about his various 2020 projects (such MR. MERCEDES and the upcoming THE STAND remake), prolific horror author Stephen King let slip that HBO's THE OUTSIDER (based on his novel of the same name) is getting a second season order from HBO!
Here's the pertinent section:
SK:…there's going to be a second season of The Outsider as soon as they can get the production going. And she's terrific, but she's more someone who is kind of almost on the spectrum; a little bit of a savant with the memory of license plates and cars and baseball. One of the funniest things is she knows who's won all these baseball games going back to the '50s, but she never watches.
Millions of people watched The Outsider and now millions of people are going to have the opportunity to watch Mr. Mercedes, and Holly is the character that exists in both universes and I'm curious how people like it.
And here's what King said when asked how the show will proceed, as the first season told the whole story of the book:
EW: You mentioned The Outsider is doing a second season (note: HBO has not announced an official second season order). Obviously the first exhausted the material in the great book you wrote. Can you give fans a sense of where that story goes in season 2?
SK: I know exactly where it's going because I have seen some of the scripts. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. I'll just say that it's really great and a real spooky paranormal element.
Of course there's no other information (such as official start or release dates), but we'll keep you updated!
Here's the official synopsis of the first season:
PLOT: The 10-episode series follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn), as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving the recent death of his own son, to bring in unorthodox private investigator Holly Gibney (Cynthia Erivo), whose uncanny abilities he hopes will help explain the unexplainable.
So what do you guys think? Fans of THE OUTSIDERS series? If so, how do you feel about a second season? Either way, sound off below!
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