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The Outsider

TV·2020–2020·HBO·Drama, Crime, Horror·1h·7.7·Created by Richard Price

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The Outsider follows police detective Ralph Anderson, as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving the recent death of his own son, to bring in unorthodox private investigator Holly Gibney, whose uncanny abilities he hopes will help explain the unexplainable.

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Ben MendelsohnBen MendelsohnRalph AndersonBill CampBill CampHowie GoldJeremy BobbJeremy BobbAlec PelleyJulianne NicholsonJulianne NicholsonGlory MaitlandMarc MenchacaMarc MenchacaJack HoskinsMare WinninghamMare WinninghamJeannie AndersonPaddy ConsidinePaddy ConsidineClaude BoltonCynthia ErivoCynthia ErivoHolly Gibney

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