Top Of The Lake inspiration for US drama OutsidersSupplied Ryan Hurst plays Li'l Foster Farrell in Outsiders. The creators of Outsiders, an American series about the struggle for control in the hills of Appalachia, have revealed how they drew inspiration for the series from the New Zealand-filmed Top Of The Lake. Then when Thomas Wright (Johnno Mitcham in Top Of The Lake and Sheriff Houghton, Outsiders) expressed interest in the show I was like, 'Yes. I loved that guy in Top Of The Lake. "Historically the little guy does not win," says Mattei.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2017 18:00 UTC