How many seasons of The Outsider are there?

The Outsider has 1 season so far.

Is The Outsider worth watching?

BollyAI rates The Outsider a WORTH-IT at BollyMeter 7.8/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

BollyAIThe Verdict9 June 2026United States · HBO · Crime · Horror

The Outsider

91% on Rotten Tomatoes from 75 critics and a Metacritic score of 68 reflected strong critical enthusiasm for the performances and atmosphere alongside consistent notes about the adaptation's pacing issues in its back half - a common King-adaptation problem.

91%Critics75 reviews positive

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Renewal: HBO passed on a second season in November 2020, leaving the series as a standalone limited adaptation of Stephen King's 2018 novel. Richard Price adapted the novel; Jason Bateman directed the first two episodes. (Wikipedia)

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Season	Released	BollyMeter	Critics	Audience	Verdict
Season 12020 · 10 eps	12 January 2020	7.8	91%	7.6/10	WORTH-IT

BollyMeter 7.891% on Rotten Tomatoes from 75 critics and a Metacritic score of 68 reflected strong critical enthusiasm for the performances and atmosphere alongside consistent notes about the adaptation's pacing issues in its back half - a common King-adaptation problem.

Critics 91%Positive across a sample of 75 reviews.

Audience 7.6/10IMDb user rating.

Quoted“The Outsider pulls off a remarkable high-wire balancing act - it's classic King, this eruption of the otherworldly in the midst of Middle American normality.”The Age

Quoted“The whirlingly macabre, ruthlessly tense, and transfixingly spooky mood of The Outsider makes the mini-series a must-see.”Pajiba

RenewalHBO passed on a second season in November 2020, leaving the series as a standalone limited adaptation of Stephen King's 2018 novel. Richard Price adapted the novel; Jason Bateman directed the first two episodes. (Wikipedia)

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Standout episodes

Fish in a Barrel2020-01-12

The premiere establishes the central paradox with procedural confidence: a crime with overwhelming forensic evidence pointing to one man, and an alibi that makes that same man completely impossible as a suspect. Jason Bateman directs with a Fincher-influenced restraint, and the small-town Georgia atmosphere is built with documentary precision. The episode plays as a high-quality crime drama before the series' supernatural register asserts itself.

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8.5

Roanoke2020-01-19

The second episode deepens the impossible contradiction at the show's centre and begins the slow introduction of the supernatural framework. Bateman again directs; the atmosphere is sustained at the same pitch as the premiere. The episode lands the series' central thesis before the subsequent instalments spread across a wider canvas.

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8.3

Seasons

Season 12020 · 10 eps · 12 January 2020WORTH-IT

The Outsider - Quick Answers

When is The Outsider's next season releasing?: HBO passed on a second season in November 2020, leaving the series as a standalone limited adaptation of Stephen King's 2018 novel. Richard Price adapted the novel; Jason Bateman directed the first two episodes. (Source: Wikipedia.)
Where can I watch The Outsider in India?: The Outsider streams on HBO.
How many seasons of The Outsider are there?: The Outsider has 1 season so far.
Is The Outsider worth watching?: BollyAI rates The Outsider a WORTH-IT at BollyMeter 7.8/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

Updated 9 June 2026