Home > Outsiders > Season 1 « TV Series Page Outsiders: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 76% Average Rating: 6.34/10 Season Reviews: 25 Fresh: 19 Rotten: 6 Critics Consensus: Outsiders' gritty performances keep the backwoods drama intriguing, even when the story gets stuck in the mud. 71% Average Rating: 5.96/10 Season Reviews: 14 Fresh: 10 Rotten: 4 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Outsiders' gritty performances keep the backwoods drama intriguing, even when the story gets stuck in the mud. AUDIENCE SCORE 81% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 210 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Farrell Wine Air date: Jan 26, 2016 A struggle for power and control set in the mysterious hills of modern-day Appalachia centers on the Farrells family, who, in the series premiere, are faced with new threats to their off-the-grid way of life in rural Kentucky. More 2 Doomsayer Air date: Feb 2, 2016 Asa fights for his right to stay on Shay Mountain in a brutal game of survival. More 3 Messengers Air date: Feb 9, 2016 Big Foster and Asa choose different tactics to stop the coal company's assault on their homestead. More 4 Rubberneck Air date: Feb 16, 2016 Houghton makes a deadly trip up the mountain, while the coal company try to spy on the Farrells. More 5 Demolition Air date: Feb 23, 2016 Asa and Big Foster bond during a spontaneous and destructive crime spree. More 6 Weapons Air date: Mar 1, 2016 Big Foster's lust for guns blows back on him and the entire Farrell clan. More 7 Decomp of a Stuck Pig Air date: Mar 8, 2016 Asa and Houghton find themselves uncomfortably close during a road trip that takes a turn for the unnerving. More 8 It's Good to Be King Air date: Mar 15, 2016 The Farrells bow to a new authority. More 9 Trust Air date: Mar 22, 2016 Asa makes a risky alliance. More 10 Day Most Blessed Air date: Mar 29, 2016 A wedding ceremony on Shay Mountain turns deadly. More Show More Episodes Outsiders: Season 1 Videos 0:45 Outsiders: Season 1 Teaser Outsiders: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (2) Outsiders: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (22) Tv Season Info After 10 years spent in the military, Asa Farrell (Joe Anderson) returns home to his clan of mountain folk living near Blackburg, Kentucky, isolated from society. Lady Farrell (Phyllis Somerville), the family matriarch, decides to cede power to her son, Big Foster (David Morse), who has Asa locked in a cage for having abandoned his family. Soon after, a mining company gets permission from the nearby town to evict the Farrell family from the mountains and start extracting coal, while Deputy Sheriff Wade Houghton (Thomas M. Wright) is tasked with the eviction process. When Lady Farrell pardons Asa and decides to not cede power after all, a bloody war against the mining company and a harsh internal power struggle threaten the stability of the entire clan. The first season of the drama series, which also stars Ryan Hurst and Kyle Gallner, deals with the distribution of power within the Farrell family and their quest to maintain control over their land. Genre: Drama Network: WGN America Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2016 Exec. Producers: Paul Giamatti, Dan Carey, Michael Wimer, Peter Mattei, Peter Tolan Cast David Morse as Big Foster Ryan Hurst as Lil Foster Francie Swift as Haylie Phyllis Somerville as Lady Ray Joe Anderson (VI) as Asa Christina Jackson as Sally-Ann Gillian Alexy as G'Winveer Farrell Kyle Gallner as Hasil Thomas M. Wright as Sheriff Houghton Show More Cast News & Interviews for Outsiders: Season 1 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, No Country for Old Men, and More Available to Stream Video: TV Premieres Countdown for January 29, 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Is Po-fectly Entertaining View All Outsiders: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Farrell Wine Air date: Jan 26, 2016 A struggle for power and control set in the mysterious hills of modern-day Appalachia centers on the Farrells family, who, in the series premiere, are faced with new threats to their off-the-grid way of life in rural Kentucky. More 2 Doomsayer Air date: Feb 2, 2016 Asa fights for his right to stay on Shay Mountain in a brutal game of survival. More 3 Messengers Air date: Feb 9, 2016 Big Foster and Asa choose different tactics to stop the coal company's assault on their homestead. More 4 Rubberneck Air date: Feb 16, 2016 Houghton makes a deadly trip up the mountain, while the coal company try to spy on the Farrells. More 5 Demolition Air date: Feb 23, 2016 Asa and Big Foster bond during a spontaneous and destructive crime spree. More 6 Weapons Air date: Mar 1, 2016 Big Foster's lust for guns blows back on him and the entire Farrell clan. More 7 Decomp of a Stuck Pig Air date: Mar 8, 2016 Asa and Houghton find themselves uncomfortably close during a road trip that takes a turn for the unnerving. More 8 It's Good to Be King Air date: Mar 15, 2016 The Farrells bow to a new authority. More 9 Trust Air date: Mar 22, 2016 Asa makes a risky alliance. More 10 Day Most Blessed Air date: Mar 29, 2016 A wedding ceremony on Shay Mountain turns deadly. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Outsiders Season 1 All Critics (25) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (6) All in all, this show contains ATV jousting, which is worth at least a passing interest. Jan 19, 2016 | Full Review… Vinnie Mancuso Observer Top Critic A depressing slog through the backwoods. Jan 25, 2016 | Rating: C | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic This is a firmly grounded and compelling drama that's both ripe for lampooning on Saturday Night Life and rich in story possibilities. Jan 25, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic If you can get past the thick accents there's a wealth of multifaceted characters to root for and enough story to keep you entertained during the inaugural run. Jan 29, 2016 | Full Review… Amber Dowling TheWrap Top Critic The performances - a supremely shaggy David Morse as Big Foster, a mercurial leader of the clan, Joe Anderson as Asa... - are strong throughout. Jan 26, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic An exhausting trek through mountain muck. An epic American tragedy may be concealed behind all those bad teeth and worse accents, but in the early going (I've seen only one episode) the slog toward uncovering it is unbearable. Jan 26, 2016 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic It'd be a shame if WGN's obscurity meant viewers didn't get the chance to try [Outsiders] out for themselves. Aug 10, 2017 | Full Review… Alison Herman Flavorwire Well, it's not great, but it's okay. The multiple storylines, some slow-burning intrigue and plenty of tension make something reasonably watchable. Whether that's enough to sustain it for 13 episodes remains to be seen. Apr 19, 2017 | Full Review… Pattie Pegler Stuff.co.nz It will take more episodes to ultimately settle on where Outsiders ranks, but it certainly seems different - at least on a surface level. Jan 22, 2016 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With Paul Giamatti executive producing and Christina Jackson interestingly cast as the insider to Hasil Farrell's (Kyle Gallner) outsider, the show could be the sleeper hit of the season. Jan 6, 2016 | Full Review… Robbyn Mitchell Tampa Bay Times View All Critic Reviews (25) Audience Reviews for Outsiders: Season 1 The premises is ridiculous and the characters are obnoxious, though the clash between the civilised and the uncivilised makes good violent drama. SylvesterK Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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