Stephen King’s The Outsider Optioned for Television

It’s only a few months since the big release of Stephen King’s The Outsider but the news is it’s already been optioned for television and a ten-part series is in the works!

It’s reported that Media Rights Capital has picked up the rights to King’s latest epic tome and plan to turn it into a ten-episode adaptation. No partner network has yet been announced but it’s likely to go to one of the many streaming services now available.

Media Rights Capital has hired novelist and screenwriter Richard Price of The Wire fame to write the show, while the executive producers will be Jack Bender and Marty Bowen who also worked on Mr Mercedes, another adaptation that is about to head into its second season!

The Outsider has received rave reviews since its launch in the summer, with the AV Club calling it “A Supernatural No Country for Old Men” and “An IT for the Trump era”. The Outsiders follows a man named Terry Maitland, an esteemed member of his community and family man who is accused of the horrific murder of an 11-year-old child.

Filming has not yet started and we’re awaiting more news on the project, we’ll bring you that as it breaks!

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