Stephen King adaptations have a less than stellar track record, with both fans and critics.<br />HBO's "The Outsider" is bucking those odds by delivering a taut thriller with echoes of "The Night Of'.<br />The similarities are in part because the two projects feature the same writer, Richard Price.<br />Like many of King's works, this one begins with a horrific crime, one involving the murder of a child.<br />Jason Bateman and Ben Mendelsohn double as producers and actors on the project, with Bateman also directing.<br />The cast is exceptional, including Julianne Nicholson, "The Night Of" alum Bill Camp and Mare Winningham.<br />CNN reports that "The Outsider" premieres Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. on HBO.
