Outsiders Season 2 Production Begins – Season 3 Renewal Next?

WGN AMERICA’S HIT SERIES “OUTSIDERS,” PRODUCED BY SONY PICTURES TELEVISION AND TRIBUNE STUDIOS, CELEBRATES THE START OF PRODUCTION ON SEASON TWO IN CITY OF PITTSBURGH

MAY 18 OFFICIALLY DECLARED ‘OUTSIDERS DAY’ IN THE STEEL CITY

Series’ Star David Morse to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch at May 24 Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball Game

Season One of the Gripping Original Drama Delivered 2.8 Million Total Viewers Weekly in Live + 7 Viewing

“Fascinating.” – Los Angeles Times

“This is an addictive show.” – Vulture

“Dramatic, cliffhanger-y.” – Yahoo! TV

Pittsburgh, PA, May 17, 2016 – Celebrating the start of production on season two of WGN America’s hit original series, “Outsiders,” Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto is set to declare Wednesday, May 18 “Outsiders Day,” with a proclamation ceremony at City Hall. Continuing the festivity for the addicting drama, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios, “Outsiders” star David Morse will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates game on Tuesday, May 24 at PNC Park.

Production on the 13-episode, hour-long series will commence in and around Pittsburgh, where 530 local crew and primary cast and 1,980 local extras and stand-ins were hired during the filming of the series’ first season.

Cast returning for the second season include David Morse (“Treme,” “Hurt Locker”), Thomas M. Wright (“The Bridge,” “Top of the Lake”), Ryan Hurst (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Bates Motel”), Joe Anderson (“The Divide,” “Across the Universe”), Gillian Alexy (“The Americans,” “Damages”), Kyle Gallner (“American Sniper,” “Veronica Mars”), and Christina Jackson (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Deception”). Additional cast to be announced.

“Outsiders” is created and written by award-winning playwright Peter Mattei, who executives produces alongside Fedora Entertainment’s Emmy(R) Award-winner Peter Tolan (“Rescue Me,” “Analyze This”), Touchy Feely Films’ Emmy(R) Award-winner Paul Giamatti (“John Adams,” “Sideways”), Michael Wimer (“2012,” “Rake”), and Dan Carey (“All Is Bright”). The second season of “Outsiders” will premiere January 2017 on WGN America.

On Tuesday nights in Live + 7 viewing, “Outsiders” season one averaged an impressive 2.8 million Total Viewers and 1.4 million Adults 25-54 season-to-date on WGN America. The series has boosted the network’s primetime viewing by an impressive +42% among Total Viewers and +21% among Adults 25-54 year-to-date.

[Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live + 7]

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Stay tuned as we monitor the status of Outsiders Season 3…