Robert Kirkman’s Outcast TV Series Casting Update

On AMC, he ushered us into a world of the living dead and now he's bringing us face-to-face with demons. Earlier this month we reported that the lead role had been cast in Robert Kirkman's Outcast TV series, and that The Guest director Adam Wingard is set to helm the pilot. We now have additional casting news for the exorcism drama that will air on Cinemax, as four actors have now been added to the cast.

Deadline reports that Reg E. Cathey (American Psycho, Se7en), Julia Crockett (The Absence), Wrenn Schmidt (The Americans, Our Idiot Brother), and Kip Pardue (Hostel: Part III) have joined the ranks of Outcast.

The exorcism drama follows Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit), “a young man who’s been plagued by possession since he was a child. He sets out to seek answers, only to uncover something that could end all life on Earth as we know it.” Philip Glenister (Life on Mars) and young actor Gabriel Bateman (Annabelle) joined Fugit in signing onto the show earlier this month.

Glenister will co-star as Reverend Anderson, “a hard drinking, hard gambling West Virginian evangelical preacher who believes he’s a soldier in God’s holy war against evil.” Bateman, meanwhile, will play “8-year-old Joshua Austin, a young boy who lives across town who appears to be possessed by a demon and has a mysterious connection to Kyle.”

Now on to the new additions. Here are the character descriptions via Deadline:

"Cathey will play Giles, Rome’s Chief of Police and a poker buddy of Anderson’s. Although he doesn’t believe in possession quite as strongly as Anderson, he’s seen enough to know there’s some truth to his friend’s assertions about demons.

Crockett portrays Sarah Barns, Kyle’s mother, who makes young Kyle’s life a living hell. At first, this might seem like the result of mental illness. But Kyle will come to understand that it’s something more.

Schmidt... is Megan Holter, Kyle’s adopted sister and a child psychologist, who is always on a mission to fix people, especially Kyle.

Pardue... will play Mark Holter, the husband of Kyle’s adopted sister, Megan, a small town cop whose temper sometimes gets him in trouble. Despite being mildly religious, Mark is a skeptic, who would never believe in something like demonic possession."

Robert Kirkman scripted the pilot, which will be directed by Adam Wingard. From Image Comics, the Outcast comic book series is written by Robert Kirkman and drawn by artist Paul Azaceta. So far, five issues of the series have been published. We’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further announcements regarding Outcast.

Reg E. Cathey:

Julia Crockett:

Wrenn Schmidt

Kip Pardue