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A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.


“Fear has many faces.”
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

Ben Mendelsohn
Ralph Anderson

Cynthia Erivo
Holly Gibney

Bill Camp
Howie Gold

Jeremy Bobb
Alec Pelley

Julianne Nicholson
Glory Maitland

Marc Menchaca
Jack Hoskins

Mare Winningham
Jeannie Anderson

Paddy Considine
Claude Bolton

Yul Vazquez
Yunis Sablo
The Outsider is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, small town, child murder, georgia, strip club. Created by Marty Bowen, it stars Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp. When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
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