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The Outsider
2020
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #229
- IMDb #321
- Rotten Tomatoes #119
- RatingGraph #212
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #123
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #164
+1 more
- Criticker #245
Every rating
52–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 91, everyone else 72.
See the most agreed on TV shows →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.
Details
- Created by
- Richard Price
- Based on
- The Outsider by Stephen King
- Studio
- Aggregate Films, Temple Hill Entertainment, MRC, Pieface
- Released
- 12 January 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 10 across 1 season
- Awards
- 0 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Horror Series | The Outsider | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actor in a Horror Series | Ben Mendelsohn | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actress in a Horror Series | Cynthia Erivo | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Cynthia Erivo | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Jason Bateman (for "Fish in a Barrel") | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2021 | Best Television Series – Genre | The Outsider | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Horror Series | Ben Mendelsohn | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Horror Series | Cynthia Erivo | Nominee |
| Best Horror Series | The Outsider | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Cynthia Erivo | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Jason Bateman (for "Fish in a Barrel") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Series – Genre | The Outsider | Nominee |