The first season of The Outpost premiered on The CW on July 10, 2018, and concluded on October 2, 2018. It was announced on March 7, 2018.[1]
The season aired on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM following The 100 from July 10 to August 7.
It arrived on DVD on August 6, 2019.
Synopsis[]
The Outpost follows Talon (Jessica Green), the lone survivor of a race called 'Blackbloods'. Years after her entire village is destroyed by a gang of brutal mercenaries, Talon travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world, as she tracks the killers of her family. On her journey to this outpost, Talon discovers she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must learn to control in order to save herself, and defend the world against a fanatical religious dictator.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Jessica Green as Talon
- Jake Stormoen as Captain Garret Spears
- Imogen Waterhouse as Lady Gwynn Calkussar/Princess Rosmund
- Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo
- Andrew Howard as Gate Marshal Cedric Wythers
- Robyn Malcolm as Elinor
- Kevin McNally as The Smith (episodes 1–6)
Recurring
- Charan Prabhakar as Danno (season 1)
- Philip Brodie as Ambassador Everit Dred
- Adam Johnson as Munt
- Thor Knai as Kell (season 1)
- Cokey Falkow as Tiberion Shek (season 1)
- Michael Flynn as General Cornelius Calkussar (season 1)
- Elizabeth Birkner as Ilyin (aka. The Dragman)
- Sonalii Castillo as Essa Khan
- Medalion Rahimi (season 1) as Naya
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Episode title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "One Is the Loneliest Number" | Jason Faller & Kynan Griffin | John Lyde | July 10, 2018 |
| 2 | 2 | "Two Heads Are Better Than None" | Kurt Knight | July 17, 2018 | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Mistress and the Worm" | July 24, 2018 | ||
| 4 | 4 | "Strange Bedfellows" | John Lyde | July 31, 2018 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Bones to Pick" | August 7, 2018 | ||
| 6 | 6 | "The Book of Names" | August 21, 2018 | ||
| 7 | 7 | "The Colipsum Conundrum" | Kynan Griffin | August 28, 2018 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Beyond the Wall" | Clare Neiderpruem | September 11, 2018 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Vex Rezicon" | Jason Faller | September 25, 2018 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Dragman Is Coming" | October 2, 2018 |
Production[]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports a score of 50% for the series, with an average rating of 4.67/10, based on 10 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A featherweight fantasy with a few enticing features, The Outpost's potential pleasures can't quite overcome its cheap-looking production design. On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 39 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
In his review of the premiere, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter considered the series looked "cheap" for a broadcast network series, adding that, "Way too much of the pilot for The Outpost is people talking around the things the budget can't show. "CBR's Josh Bell similarly criticized the series' production values, but also its use of fantasy "clichés and contrivances" in the pilot episode. Several critics compared The Outpost unfavorably to other fantasy series, including Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and Xena: Warrior Princess.