Scripted series · Cinemax
Outcast
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Patrick Fugit
Kyle Barnes
20 eps
Philip Glenister
Reverend Anderson
20 eps
Wrenn Schmidt
Megan Holter
20 eps
David Denman
Mark Holter
10 eps
Callie McClincy
Holly Holter
10 eps
Reg E. Cathey
Chief Giles
20 eps
Brent Spiner
Sidney
20 eps
Madeleine McGraw
Amber Barnes
20 eps
Larry Clarke
Brian
1 eps
Debra Christofferson
Kate Ogden
1 eps
Julia Crockett
Sarah Barnes
1 eps
Kelsi Chandler
Rita
1 eps
Pete Burris
lenny ogden
1 eps
Wil Deusner
Finn
1 eps
Susan May Pratt
Helen Devere
3 eps
Tian Richards
Teenager
2 eps
Nicholas Alexander
Travis
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Outcast actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Outcast reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201610 episodes
6.6IMDbOutcast, based on the Skybound/Image comic title by creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta, follows Kyle Barnes, a young man who has been plagued by demonic possession all his life. Now, with the help of Reverend Anderson, a country preacher with personal demons of his own, Kyle embarks on a journey to find answers to obtain a normal life he has never known. But what Kyle discovers could change his fate — and the fate of the world — forever.
Best episode · S01E01 A Darkness Surrounds Him
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201710 episodes
6.3IMDbIn second two, the exploration and mystery of what lies behind the supernatural manifestations and why they are drawn to Kyle continues. What Kyle has uncovered along the way could bring the end of life on Earth as we know it. Will he escape his demons and what price will he and those close to him pay?
Best episode · S02E04 The One I'd Be Waiting For
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
A Darkness Surrounds Him
Kyle Barnes confronts a possession case and begins to delve into the secrets of his past.
- Directed by Adam Wingard
- Written by Robert Kirkman
S01E07
The Damage Done
Kyle and Allison revisit their past; Rev. Anderson gets carried away during Remembrance Day.
- Directed by Leigh Janiak
- Written by Nathaniel Halpern
S01E05
The Road Before Us
Kyle presses his estranged wife, Allison, to meet; a suspicious Chief Giles shadows his best friend.
- Directed by Craig Zobel
- Written by Robin Veith
S01E04
A Wrath Unseen
The intrigue intensifies in town as Anderson uncovers startling news about someone close to him. Megan holds fast to her secret.
- Directed by Julius Ramsay
- Written by Robert Kirkman
S01E09
Close to Home
Kyle enlists Mark's help to find out where Allison has gone; Anderson fights to keep his grip on his church and the town.
- Directed by Howard Deutch
- Written by Adam Targum
S01E02
(I Remember) When She Loved Me
Kyle questions his family history.
- Directed by Howard Deutch
- Written by Jeff Vlaming
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E09
This is How It Starts
- Directed by Howard Deutch
- Written by Adam Targum
S02E08
Mercy
- Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
- Written by Jeff Vlaming
S02E07
Alone When It Comes
- Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka
- Written by Helen Leigh
S02E05
The Common Good
- Directed by Ti West
- Written by Chris Black, Adam Targum
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Robert Kirkman
Showrunner
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Sharon Tal Yguado
Executive producer
Sue Naegle
Executive producer
Chris Black
Executive producer
David Alpert
Executive producer
Adam Targum
Executive producer
Howard Deutch
Executive producer
Nathaniel Halpern
Writer
Helen Leigh
Writer
Rebecca Sonnenshine
Writer
Tony Basgallop
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Joy Blake
Writer
Jeff Vlaming
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Robin Veith
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Sarah Byrd
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sharon Tal YguadoExecutive Producer
- Sue NaegleExecutive Producer
- Chris BlackExecutive Producer
- David AlpertExecutive Producer
- David AugeProducer
- Barbara D'AlessandroProducer
Writing
- Nathaniel HalpernWriter
- Chris BlackWriter
- Helen LeighWriter
- Rebecca SonnenshineWriter
- Tony BasgallopWriter
- Joy BlakeWriter
Direction
- Fernando CoimbraDirector
- Craig ZobelDirector
- Scott WinantDirector
- Daisy von Scherler MayerDirector
- Josef Kubota WladykaDirector
- Alrick RileyDirector
Music
- Atticus RossOriginal Music Composer
- Leopold RossOriginal Music Composer
- Claudia SarneOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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