The Outsiders (U.S. TV series)
| The Outsiders | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen drama, coming-of-age |
| Based on | Characters from the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton |
| Developed by | S.E. Hinton Joe Byrne Jeb Rosebrook |
| Starring |
Jay R. Ferguson Rodney Harvey Boyd Kestner David Arquette Robert Rusler Harold Pruett |
| Composer(s) |
Jay Gruska W.G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Francis Ford Coppola Fred Roos |
| Producer(s) | R.J. Louis Douglas Steinberg |
| Editor(s) | Corky Ehlers Briana London Lary Moten John Neal John Randle |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Zoetrope Studios Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | March 25 – July 22, 1990 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Outsiders |
The Outsiders is an American drama series that aired from March to July 1990 on Fox. Based on the characters from the 1967 novel of the same title by S. E. Hinton, the series' executive producer was the 1983 film's director Francis Ford Coppola.
The 90-minute pilot episode directed by Sharron Miller served as a sequel to the film and began with a short scene from the original film of Dallas Winston (Matt Dillon) running from police and being shot.
Alan Shapiro wrote and directed the pilot, which was aired as a special preview on March 25, 1990 (seven years after the release of the film) at 9:30 p.m. while the rest of the series aired at 7:00 p.m. The pilot was Fox's highest rated drama in the network's history, drawing a 9.3/16 national Nielsen rating and 14.1 million viewers, and tied for 64th for the week. However, The Outsiders lost half the viewers from its Married... with Children lead-in.
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