TV series

The Outsiders

1990 · 1 season

A moody, earnest coming-of-age drama steeped in 1960s dust and brotherly loyalty, watching it feels like a slow ache of hardscrabble adolescence.

Tagline: Autumn 1966 - the Greasers are still on edge...
Overview: The story of the Curtis brothers, a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma, struggling to make it as a family. A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, class, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
class
loyalty
grief
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild