'The Outsider' Sneak Peek: HBO Gets Supernatural in Stephen King Adaptation (PHOTOS)

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, HBO new series, The Outsider, debuts Sunday, January 12, with two episodes back-to-back.

This drama follows police detective Ralph Anderson, as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving the recent death of his own son, to bring in unorthodox private investigator Holly Gibney, whose uncanny abilities he hopes will help explain the unexplainable.

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The cast includes Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Ben Mendelsohn as Ralph Anderson, Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney, Emmy-nominee Bill Camp as Howie Salomon, Oscar nominee Mare Winningham as Ralph’s wife Jeannie Anderson, along with Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Yul Vázquez, Jeremy Bobb, Marc Menchaca, with Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman, who also directed the first two episodes.

Click through the gallery above and get a sense of the otherworldly.

The Outsider, Series Premiere, Sunday, January 12, 9/8c, HBO