Assume the possession
With NYCC '15 just wrapping up, one things we've got no shortage of this week is trailers. First up, we're taking a gander at Outcast, a creepy new series from the folks over at Fox International, Robert Kirkman and Adam Wingard. All of those names should be familiar to horror fans, especially Robert Kirkman's, the man behind ratings monster The Walking Dead, as well as Fear the Walking Dead, which - regardless of quality - recently became the single most-watched TV series in cable history.
What can we say? People just can't get enough of zombies. With that in mind, it'll be interesting to see how Outcast is received, especially as it dabbles in a more abstract, intangible corner of the occult: possession. The main thrust of the show will revolve around Barnes (Gone Girl's Patrick Fugit,) a man battling with figurative and literal demons, who returns home to get some answers and find salvation.
Judging by the trailer, what he finds instead is more demonic hoodoo, this time in the form of Joshua Austin, an eight-year-old with a very serious demon infestation. The trailer is plenty foreboding, with shadowy hints, doomy pronouncements and a lot of small-town paranoia.
Like The Walking Dead, Outcast is an adaptation of one of Kirkman's own comic books. It'll be interesting to see if this is a straight up adaptation, or if - like TWD - the TV series riffs on the material, acting more as an alternate take than a faithful retelling. I'm leaning more towards the former, especially as this was conceived as a TV show from the off, with the comic being developed in tandem with the live-action series. Still, I daresay Kirkman and co. will throw in a few twists just to keep us comic readers on our toes.
We'll know for sure when the series beams out worldwide in 2016.
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