Is Mr Mercedes A prequel to the outsider?

Is Mr Mercedes A prequel to the outsider?

The Outsider bears some similarities to King's previous works (It, for one), but its most direct link is to Audience Network series Mr. Mercedes, based on King's Bill Hodges trilogy.

Is the outsider part of a trilogy?

The Outsider is part of the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, which itself is part of the King's Bill Hodges trilogy, comprising 2015's Finders Keepers and 2016's End of Watch.

What is the thing in The Outsider?

The Outsider appears in The Outsider novel and TV adaption. The monster is a shape-shifting creature that feeds on people's pain, sorrows and fears. Stephen King fans may already be familiar with the dark void between worlds known as "Todash space" or the Macroverse.

How accurate is The Outsider?

Even though The Outsider isn't based on a true story, certain aspects of it come from real life. The American soldier, played by Jared Leto, ends up in the Japanese prison following WWII, though it's not entirely clear why he ended up there.

When does the HBO series The Outsider start?

• The Outsider is an American horror crime drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It was ordered to series on Decem, after being optioned as a miniseries by Media Rights Capital in June 2018. It premiered on HBO on Janu.

Is the Outsider based on a true story?

• HBO delivers a supernatural detective story that will delight fans of the genre. I deliberately avoided reading Stephen King ’s novel The Outsider when I heard it was being developed into a limited series, because I love me a good mystery and I wanted to go into the show absolutely cold.

Who is the lead actor in the outsider?

• Who's in The Outsider cast? The leading role in The Outsider is played by Ben Mendelsohn, who's without a doubt one of the best actors working today.

Is the outsider too obvious for horror fans?

• Without spoiling too much, my only complaint with The Outsider is that the basic game might be a little too obvious for horror fans or die-hard King devotees. I found myself spending a few episodes waiting for the characters to catch up to revelations I had already guessed.