HBO Cancels ‘The Outsider’ But Producers Are Looking For A New Home For The Stephen King Series

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The world of TV is interesting. Normally, in the old days at least, a TV series would last forever on a network as long as the ratings were good enough.

And once the ratings suffered, the show got the ax. Well, that’s not the case anymore with folks like Netflix and HBO seemingly canceling shows that are acclaimed and watched by millions.

In 2020, a show needs more than just viewers and a good story to get the renewal, as seen in HBO’s latest move to cancel “The Outsider.” READ MORE: The Best TV Of 2020… So Far Debuting in early 2020, “The Outsider” is a crime thriller that stars Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, and Jason Bateman, with the latter directing the first two episodes.