PRODUCTION BEGINS IN PITTSBURGH ON WGN AMERICA’S ‘OUTSIDERS,’ NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES FROM AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT PETER MATTEI, EMMY® AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER PETER TOLAN AND EMMY AWARD-WINNER PAUL GIAMATTI
Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios Production, Slated to Debut in 2016, Centers on the Farrell Family, a Powerful, Mysterious Appalachian Clan
Emmy Award-Winning Director Adam Bernstein to Direct Two Episodes
13-Episode Drama Stars David Morse, Joe Anderson, Thomas M. Wright and Ryan Hurst,
Among Others
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 5, 2015) – Production begins today in and around Pittsburgh, PA on WGN America’s new original drama series “Outsiders,” a tale of struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia. A Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios production, “Outsiders” is written and created by award-winning playwright Peter Mattei, who executive produces alongside Fedora Entertainment's Emmy® Award winner Peter Tolan ("Rescue Me," "Analyze This"), Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Giamatti ("John Adams," "Sideways"), Dan Carey ("All Is Bright") for Touchy Feely Films and Fedora’s Michael Wimer ("2012," "Rake"). Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Fargo”) will direct two installments of WGN America’s 13-episode, one-hour drama, slated to premiere in early 2016.
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