Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant do community service in The Outlaws trailer
The Outlaws is an unlikely collaboration between The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant and Elgin James, creator of Mayans M.C.
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It’s not every day that Stephen Merchant does a buddy comedy with Christopher Walken, but we wish it were. In the upcoming comedy series The Outlaws, premiering on Amazon this April, Merchant and Walken play two guys who are unceremoniously sentenced to community service, find a butt-load of cash in a ceiling, and learn a little thing about life and family along the way.
Isn’t it a joy hearing Merchant say, “ill repute”? He really hits that “T.”
The series is a collaboration between Merchant, the creator of The Office, and Elgin James, the creator of Mayans M.C. And, boy, does it look like a combination of those two shows.
Here’s the synopsis:
The Outlaws is a comedy thriller about a disparate group of lawbreakers thrown together to complete a community service sentence. Seven strangers from different walks of life are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community center. When one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organized crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible. The series stars Rhianne Barreto (Hanna, Dixi) as Rani, Gamba Cole (Hanna, Guerrilla) as Christian, Stephen Merchant as Greg, Christopher Walken (Severance, The Deer Hunter) as Frank, Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark, The Nevers) as Lady Gabriela, Darren Boyd (Trying, Fortitude) as John, Clare Perkins (The Wheel of Time, Suspicion) as Myrna, and Jessica Gunning (Back, Fortitude) as Diane.
The series initially premiered last October on BBC One after COVID shutdowns delayed the production. Also, Banksy painted a rat on the set, and Christopher Walken painted over it. That’s one of those sentences you only get the opportunity to write a handful of times in your career, so excuse this writer for taking it.
“We can confirm that the artwork at the end of The Outlaws was an original Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that artwork during the filming of this scene, ultimately destroying it,” a spokesperson for the show said at the time.
Outlaws premieres on Amazon on April 1.
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This looks fine, I guess, but given the setup in the first half of the trailer, I’m pretty upset this isn’t a Misfits reboot.I look forward to seeing Walken do his best Stephen Merchant impression though.
Everybody does a Merchant!
“We can confirm that the artwork at the end of The Outlaws was an original Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that artwork during the filming of this scene, ultimately destroying it,” So, a typical Banksy then.
I was gonna say, considering that one piece that was shredded by its frame the instant it was sold, I think Banksy would be perfectly fine with Walken painting over the work.
If anyone would like to read more about how Merchant found ideas for the series – and a little bit about why Walken is in a Brit comedy – here’s a link to inews.co.uk https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/christopher-walken-stephen-merchant-bbc1-comedy-drama-the-outlaws-interview-1261552
Yes, but does Walken get to dance and/or sing?
There’s a few seconds in the trailer of his dancing with a broom, so yes. Most likely.
I think it’s in his contract.
I don’t know if it’s going to be good, but I did laugh out loud to the condom bit.“Why am I the used condom?”“’Cause in the end, you’re full of spunk. And that’s a compliment.”
“Cause you’re thin and full of spunk. And that’s a compliment”
Meh. A whispering gravely Christopher Walken. Still funny.
Very true.
Despite Merchant having a severely limited bag of tricks to draw from, boy is he much easier to watch than that greasy Gervais.
Have we not stopped to consider that maybe Christopher Walken is Banksy?
Could only watch half that trailer being for groaning and turning it off. I can’t imagine watching the whole thing. What a shame, as a buddy comedy with Merchant and Walken sounds amazing in theory.
Saw this last year on the BBC and it’s pretty great. That’s it.
This aired last year in the UK. It’s not bad, nothing revolutionary but solidly funny, the cast are all decent, and it’s surprisingly good as a thriller.
I watched some of this last year and the cast was good and it was funny, but it was just “okay” and, to be honest, I had entirely forgotten about it until I saw this. Christopher Walken does a great job of playing elderly Christopher Walken and his relationship with his daughter is geniunely touching. Stephen Merchant’s character is pretty much just his “Hello Ladies” character in a different setting.
The Deer Hunter?