As the golden age of “too much television,” continues (if you believe in such things), the latest player charging hard out of the gate is relative newcomer WGN, which attempts to build on its gritty dramatic slate with this week’s addition of “Outsiders.”
On the surface, the Appalachian-set story is one part “Macbeth,” one part “Sons of Anarchy” and one part “Mad Max,” rounded out by a cast of notable actors including Ryan Hurst, David Morse and Joe Anderson. Dig a little deeper, and this is a unique tale of a pelt-wearing mountain folk who refuse to desert their posts when a big bad corporate mining company attempts to blow them out of house and home.