As soon as this year's Oscar nominations came out, the issue of diversity caused a heated discussion on the external network.
As a member of the writers division of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), the famous horror writer Stephen King also spoke out online, saying that he would only think about quality and never consider diversity.
Putting aside the Oscar nomination controversy, an adaptation of Stephen King's work, "The Outsider," quietly began airing at HBO.
Yes, HBO, who specializes in violent horror, has a new drama, and the first one of the first year is adapted from the work of "horror master" Stephen King! (An exclamation point must be added here)
Looking at the poster, you know that "The Outsider" is another dark style drama, and there may be a bit of god nagging.
The show has a total of 10 episodes, and in the case of just two episodes, IMDB soared to 9.1 points, and more than 2,000 people have scored it.
Although the Freshness of Rotten Tomatoes, which represents professional film critics, is only 77%, the popcorn that represents the taste of the audience has reached 95%!
Get a feel for the praise from professional film critics and general audiences.
Not many people have seen Douban for the time being, but the score is still very eye-catching, 8.7 points.
The audience evaluation of the internal and external networks is unanimously highly recognized, although whether it is a divine drama can not be immediately determined, but the quality of the first two episodes is very worthy of chasing.
You know, the writers and directors of this drama are the top match in the TV drama industry.
In addition to Stephen King, who participated in the screenwriting work, another leading screenwriter Is Richard Price, who handled "The Line of Fire", "Sin Night Run" and "Legend of Fallen Street" can be said to be all divine dramas, and he is also the screenwriter of Michael Jackson's famous song MV "BAD".
It is no wonder that many viewers feel that "The Outsider" has the flavor of "Crime Night Run".
Two directors, one is Jason Bateman, the director and male lead of the high-scoring American drama "Black Money Resort", who can do first-class directing and acting this time and continue to direct and act.
The other is Andrew Bernstein, who had a tacit collaboration with Jason Bateman before "The Black Money Resort", and he also directed "Sherlock Holmes: Basic Deduction", "Mad Men" and "American Spy Dream".
Such a powerful faction escorts, what else can be said, one word: look!
At the same time, the opening can have such a high score, in addition to Stephen King, the "super golden signboard" as the base, the high level of the actor is also one of the basic requirements.
It must be said that the male protagonist "Uncle Ben" Ben Mendelson strongly supported the play, and many people praised his performance as flawless and quite charming.
This Australian actor, with charming blue eyes, although many domestic audiences can not immediately call out the name, but this has participated in many big IP blockbusters of the strength of the male star, is already a super familiar face. In many popular movies, he has a very important figure.
For example, Orson, the Imperial Theater Commander of Star Wars: Rogue One
The arch-villain of Ready Player One, Nolan Sorrento
Taros, the Skrull leader in Captain Marvel (whether it's a live-action show or a special effects make-up, you can't stop the scene in your eyes)
In addition, including "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", "Darkest Hour" and other films, as an acting school with both business and art fields, he has been nominated for Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards many times.
(Uncle Ben on the left, soup on the right)
The heroine is Cynthia Aliver, who has just been nominated for this year's Oscar for Best Actress for "Harriet", an outstanding British actress who has acted online, and is a Tony Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award winner. In addition, there are julianne Nicholson ("Atlantic Empire", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Togo") and many other powerful factions to join.
Behind the scenes, there is also the executive producer jack Bend of "Mr. Mercedes", and readers familiar with Stephen King should already know that "Mr. Mercedes" is also an adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
"King of Horror" Stephen King is naturally the biggest highlight of "The Outsider", adapted from King's best-selling novel of the same name published in 2018, he himself is also the screenwriter, and the adapted screenplay is praised by him as "one of my best adaptations".
"The Outsider" tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who is raped, killed and dismembered in a fictional town in Oklahoma, but behind the case is full of doubts and even incorporates supernatural forces. An experienced detective and a private investigator work together to dig deeper into the mysterious case, questioning everything they believed.
Stephen King's novels are always unexpected, so how twisted and bizarre is The Outsider?
Just look at the names of each episode, the fish in the bucket, the "it" about the Yiddish vampire, the fox head... There is already a sense of suspense and gloom.
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(However, after watching the first two episodes of spoilers, you may not be able to guess the plot of the back)
Detective Raphael Anderson (Ben Mendelson) arrests popular baseball coach Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman) in full view of the public on charges of raping and killing an 11-year-old boy.
Anderson had conclusive evidence of Maitland's crimes, but the other side insisted that he was innocent and had a perfect alibi. This is where the bizarre story unfolds, how can one person be in different locations at the same time?
Although "The Outsider" is investigating a cold and brutal murder, it does not lack the shaping of the character's feelings and motivations.
Anderson, for example, had no clue about the progress of the case, which also made him remember his son who had passed away, and his heart was deeply sad. He decides to hire private investigator Holly Gibbney (Cynthia Aliver) to assist in the investigation, and the protagonist has traces of every step and the story structure is very meticulous.
The most shocking thing is that at the end of the second episode, the only suspect, Maitland, was killed before appearing in court...
There is also a suspicious character wearing a green hoodie in the play, so is he the real murderer?
Is there another Maitland in this world?
Is it really supernatural power that gets in the way?
No one dares to say.
Because the TV series "The Outsider" has been performed here, there has been a deviation from the original plot.
The reason why the novel "The Outsider" is so named is because the real murderer is not a specific reference, but an "outsider".
Returning to the TV series of the same name, the murderer seems to be implicated as a specific object, and private detective Gibbney also suspects that he may have superpowers, lurk in the town, and may re-offend at any time.
At this point, you may understand why it is useless to say that spoilers are gone, because before the third episode aired, even if you had watched the first two episodes, you couldn't guess the plot direction of the next one.
So, is the real culprit really something that can transform into an adult?
Attracted by Stephen King, and overwhelmed by the development of the TV series, for now, he can only obediently follow the chase.
Two words to HBO's The Outsider: Cow X.
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