AdvertisementTV ReviewTV Adaption Of 'The Outsider' Takes Stephen King's Scary Story SeriouslyJanuary 10, 2020John PowersfacebookEmailAn HBO adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Outsider follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) and private eye Holly Gibney (Cynthia Erivo) as they investigate the murder of an 11-year-old boy. (HBO)