{"id":74462,"date":"2016-01-26T02:48:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T02:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/01\/26\/kyle-gallner-and-christina-jackson-talk-wgn-americas-outsiders\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:33:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:33:43","slug":"kyle-gallner-and-christina-jackson-talk-wgn-americas-outsiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/kyle-gallner-and-christina-jackson-talk-wgn-americas-outsiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Gallner and Christina Jackson Talk WGN America’s Outsiders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyle Gallner and Christina Jackson Talk WGN America’s Outsiders<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 26, 2016<\/p>\n

\"Outsiders<\/a><\/p>\n

Premiering today on Tuesday, January 26 at 9 PM ET\/PT is\u00a0WGN America’s\u00a0intense and gritty original drama \u201cOutsiders.<\/b>\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

A struggle of power and control set in the rugged hills of Appalachia, \u201cOutsiders\u201d explores the epic battle between the Farrell Clan, a tight-knit family of renegades who have lived atop the rugged Shay Mountain for over two hundred years, and their fight to defend their way of life from the town below and anyone who would dare to challenge them.<\/p>\n

The ensemble cast for \u201cOutsiders\u201d includes:\u00a0David Morse\u00a0<\/b>as Big Foster, the gruff and powerful heir to tribe leadership;\u00a0Thomas M. Wright\u00a0<\/b>as Sheriff Wade Houghton, a cop who has a rough history with the Farrells, and grapples with several troubles of his own;\u00a0Ryan Hurst<\/b>, as Lil Foster, a massive mountain man and son of Big Foster;\u00a0Joe Anderson<\/b>\u00a0as Asa, a former member of the Farrell clan looking to rejoin the family after a 10-year stint with the outside world;\u00a0Gillian Alexy<\/b>\u00a0as G’Winveer, a healer and a survivor, and Asa\u2019s trusted confidante;<\/p>\n

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Kyle Gallner<\/b>\u00a0as Hasil, a young, intuitive soul who feels rejected by the group;Christina Jackson<\/b>\u00a0as Sally-Ann, a beautiful girl from a mining town who is fascinated by the Farrells, and Hasil in particular;\u00a0Francie Swift<\/b>\u00a0as Haylie, a clever and cunning all-American community relations manager representing the encroaching coal company; and\u00a0Phyllis Somerville\u00a0<\/b>as Lady Ray, the regal yet tough leader of the Farrell clan.<\/p>\n

\u201cOutsiders,\u201d is created and written by award-winning playwright\u00a0Peter Mattei<\/b>, who executive produces alongside Fedora Entertainment’s Emmy Award-winner\u00a0Peter Tolan<\/b>, Emmy\u00ae Award-winner\u00a0Paul Giamatti<\/b>,\u00a0Dan Carey<\/b>\u00a0for Touchy Feely Films and Fedora\u2019s\u00a0Michael Wimer<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"Outsiders<\/a><\/p>\n

A veteran of TV and film, Gallner has appeared in film such as\u00a0Fox Atomic’s \u201cJennifer\u2019s Body,\u201d<\/strong> starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, New Line Cinema’s \u201cNightmare on Elm Street\u201d<\/strong> produced by Michael Bay, and Lionsgate Films\u2019 hit \u201cA Haunting in Connecticut,\u201d<\/strong> opposite Virginia Madsen. His most recent work in television included an appearance on AMC\u2019s \u201cThe Walking Dead.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jackson is best known for her recurring role as \u2018Chalky White\u2019s\u2019 impressionable teenage daughter in the HBO hit series \u201cBoardwalk Empire.\u201d<\/strong> She also recurred heavily on NBC\u2019s \u201cDeception\u201d<\/strong> as a young \u2018Meagan Goode.\u2019<\/p>\n

Blackfilm.com recently spoke with Gallner and Jackson about their roles in the series.<\/p>\n