Yesterday, a trailer for The Outsider TV series dropped, and it’s safe to say it will give you full body chills. The series, which is set to premiere on HBO, follows the story of teacher and sports coach Terry Maitland (played by Jason Bateman) who is accused of murdering 11-year-old Frankie Peterson.
Despite people witnessing Maitland killing the boy, he was also seen outside of town at the same time the murder occurred – begging the question: how can a killer be in two places at once?
Ben Mendelsohn stars as a detective assigned to the murder of an 11-year old boy, while Bateman serves as the prime suspect, despite him having an airtight alibi. There’s a general air of confusion to the trailer, wherein Mendelsohn’s Ralph Anderson tries to piece together how one person can be in two places at the same time. Cynthia Erivo, who’s already drawing raves for her turn as Harriet Tubman in an upcoming biopic, co-stars as private investigator Holly Gibney, who’s appeared in multiple latter-day King books, including his upcoming If It Bleeds.
