Holly Gibney
| Holly Gibney | |
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| Bill Hodges / The Outsider character | |
 Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney in The Outsider (2020) | |
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| Created by | Stephen King |
| Portrayed by | Justine Lupe (2017–19) Cynthia Erivo (2020) |
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| Relatives | Charlotte Gibney (mother) Janelle "Janey" Patterson (cousin) Olivia Trelawney (cousin) |
Holly Gibney is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King. Originally appearing in the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch), she later appears as a major supporting character in The Outsider and as the main character in "If It Bleeds", a novella included in the collection of the same name. She has been portrayed on screen by Justine Lupe in the television adaptation of the Hodges trilogy and by Cynthia Erivo in the miniseries adaptation of The Outsider.
Character biography
Mr. Mercedes
Finders Keepers
End of Watch
The Outsider
If It Bleeds
Characterization in The Outsider miniseries
Richard Price, the developer and showrunner of the miniseries adaptation of The Outsider reworked the character to some extent, without keeping the continuity with the Mr. Mercedes TV series or Bill Hodges novels (Price did not watch the series or read the novels), and asked Stephen King to rename the character, but King insisted on keeping the name Holly Gibney.[1]
Reception
King has gone on record as loving the character, saying in a 2020 NPR interview: "I just love Holly, and I wish she were a real person. [...] She just walked on in the first book she was in, Mr. Mercedes, and she more or less stole the book, and she stole my heart."[2]
References
- ^ Maglio, Tony (January 15, 2020). "Here's the One Thing Stephen King Put His Foot Down About for HBO's 'The Outsider'". TheWrap. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Stephen King is Sorry You Feel Like You're Stuck in a Stephen King Novel". NPR.org.