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‘The Outpost’ TV Show Preview: Photos, Cast Info and Episode 1 Details

The CW’s new summer series, The Outpost, will make its debut on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT. Season one of the series, which is described as a fantasy adventure, is made up of 10 one-hour episodes.

The cast is led by Jessica Green (Ash vs Evil Dead) as Talon. Season one also features Jake Stormoen as Garret, Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, Philip Brodie as Everit dred, Andrew Howard, and Robyn Malcolm.

Kynan Griffin and Jason Faller created the series and serve as executive producers along with Dean Devlin (The Librarians), Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson, and Jonathan Glassner (Stargate SG-1). Faller and Griffin wrote all 10 episodes and John Lyde directed four, including episode one.

Commenting on the series when it was acquired by The CW back in March, executive producer Dean Devlin said, “We are thrilled that The Outpost will be premiering on the CW this summer. The CW is an amazing platform for fantasy television and has a long history of success with the genre.”

The Series Plot: 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.

Season One Episode One Plot: “One is the Loneliest Number” – Talon, the lone survivor of the Blackblood race, seeks vengeance on the men who slaughtered her people. Her journey takes her to a desperate Outpost on the edge of the realm where she finally confronts one of the men who killed her family.

Jessica Green as Talon in ‘The Outpost’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
Julian Cihi as Erik and Jessica Green as Talon (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
Jake Stormoen as Garret (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
Jake Stormoen as Garret and Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
Jessica Green as Talon (Photo © Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment/ © 2018 The CW Network)



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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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