Patrick Fugit has been cast in the lead role of Cinemax’s adaptation of Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s Outcast, according to Deadline.
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Fugit (Almost Famous, Gone Girl) will play Kyle Barnes, an exorcist who has been plagued by demons his entire life. Now, he’s looking for answer, but uncovers a secret that may end all life on Earth.
Fugit will be joined by Philip Glenister (Life on Mars) as Reverend Andersen, a cowboy of an evangelical preacher who believes himself to be a literal soldier in God’s war on evil. The series will also co-star Gabriel Bateman (Stalker, Annabelle) as Joshua Austin, a boy who lives in the same town as Barnes and who becomes possessed by a demon.
Adam Wingard, director of The Guest and You’re Next, will direct the series’ pilot.
