Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Outsider” won’t be back for a second season, at least not at HBO.HBO has made the decision to pass on making a second season of the horror-crime drama, which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.
News of the effective cancelation comes around nine months after the show ended a successful 10-episode first season run. MRC, the studio behind “Outsider,” is set to shop season 2 around to other premium networks and streamers, according to sources.The news may come as somewhat of a surprise given the show’s strong ratings performance for HBO.
The finale, for instance, was watched by 2.2 million total viewers across all platforms, which represented a massive 1 million viewer boost from the premiere..
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