25 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Of 2020
10. The Outsider
Arriving on HBO just after the new year, The Outsider is a ten-episode miniseries adapted from Stephen King’s recent novel of the same name.
The story follows the arrest of popular teacher Terry Maitland (played by Jason Bateman, who also produces and directs the first two episodes) for the murder of a young boy. All the evidence points towards Maitland, and this should be open and shut - but video footage shows him at a conference miles away at the time of the murder...
The Outsiders also stars Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo as the detectives investigating the murder, and from all appearances looks to be a faithful and disturbing adaptation of the novel. Whether the series sticks the landing may depend on whether you think King’s book managed it, but regardless, this appears to be fine, fine television.