HBO's The Outsider is a taut adaptation of Stephen King's book; here's what you need to know about the series

HBO’s The Outsider brings yet another spooky Stephen King story to the small screen, starring Jason Bateman. What we’re watching: The Outsider Where does it air/stream: HBO/Hotstar When: In India, a new episode is released every Monday at 8.30 am What’s it about: When a little boy in Cherokee City, Georgia, is found raped, murdered, and partly cannibalised, the police investigation quickly pinpoints a suspect — Little League coach, English teacher, doting husband and father, and all-around upstanding citizen Terry Maitland. Over episodes 1-3 the tension keeps ratcheting up as the police noose tightens around Terry, and tragedy radiates outwards from the Ground Zero of Frankie’s murder to engulf the Peterson and Maitland families. Holly Gibney — the private investigator Terry’s lawyer calls in to help clear his name — diverges in many ways from her literary source. She’ll play a crucial role in the episodes yet to come, as it is Holly who finds a lead indicating the whole investigation is much larger than the one murder concerning Terry — and beyond Ralph’s understanding of ‘reality’.