“Outsiders,” is a WGN America series shot in
the Pittsburgh area. It has been renewed for a second season in March 2016.
“Outsiders” focuses on the Farrell clan, a
tight-knit family of renegades who have lived atop Shay Mountain in
Kentucky for more than 200 years, and their fight to defend their way of
life from anyone who dares to challenge them. TV veteran David Morse
stars as the patriarch of the family with Ryan Hurst (Opie Winston on
“Sons of Anarchy”) as his son.
The show, which debuted in January, is WGN
America's third original series and possibly its most successful. It has
drawn consistent ratings over the course of its first season to date,
drawing 2.8 million viewers in the live plus seven days rating,
according to Variety.com.
It was shot last year primarily at the 31st
Street Studios in the Strip District. Millvale and Monroeville also
were primary filming locations, according to location director John
Adkins of Regent Square, but filming also was done in Ross, Shaler,
Reserve, Harmar, Pitcairn, North Versailles, North Braddock, Turtle
Creek, Dunbar and West Newton.
Many of the supporting cast members,
including some with recurring speaking roles, live in Pittsburgh or the
region and work here regularly in film and theater.
Thirteen episodes have been ordered for
season two, but there's no word on when filming will begin. “Outsiders”
will be showcased March 12 with a screening at the SXSW festival in
Austin, Texas, according to Variety.
“Outsiders” airs at 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
- Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsiders_%28TV_series%29 Wikipedia page
- http://wgnamerica.com/series/outsiders official site
- http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/10128987-74/outsiders-pittsburgh-season original article in Tribune Review
