The #Outcast panel at San Diego Comic Con was a resounding success, with fans even more excited about the show. Cast and crew present included stars Philip Glenister, Patrick Fugit, Warren Schmidt and executive producer Chris Black.
The panel began with a sneak preview of the new series, which was shortly followed by a pubic airing of the first trailer, which is suitably spooky.
The panel began with a sneak preview of the new series, which was shortly followed by a pubic airing of the first trailer, which is suitably spooky.
They panel confirmed that the first series will run for 10 episodes and would have a global launch in 2016. The cast and crew were at pains to point out that they did not see Outcast as a horror show but rather as...
...a weird mixture of horror and Sci-Fi...a character show with horrific elements. It is a show about fighting demons, but it's a show about everyone having a demons to fight. Demons come in all shapes and sizes ... and sometimes evil comes not in the shape of the devil."
When asked how stand alone the show would be, the reply was:
Each episode will kind of have a beginning and end but there is a larger arc. It will not be exorcism of the week. The comic and TV show were developed concurrently so we're hoping the show will grow organically over time similar to The Walking Dead. Throughout the season, yle will start to see that through this battle, he can take control of his life.
Questions were asked about casting a British actor to play an American (and jokes were made about the British taking over Hollywood). Chris Black said the decision to cast Phil was made because he was the one guy that kind of embodied all the various qualities they needed.Philip was then asked about the challenge of doing a West Virginia accent.
Doing the accent is challenging, but I rarely play my own accent. And it's quite fun.
You can see several photos from San Diego Comic Con in our dedicated gallery.
