And Fox’s teen beat continues: “The Outsiders”--Francis...

And Fox’s teen beat continues: “The Outsiders”--Francis Coppola’s 1983 teen epic, the original Brat Pack movie--may become a TV series, with Coppola as an exec producer. A Fox Broadcasting rep confirmed that an “Outsiders” pilot is in development as a possible addition to Fox’s new Monday night lineup, to bow in September.

Casting has begun under co-exec producer Fred Roos, who produced the original film--based on the popular novel by S.E. Hinton, who’ll also be involved.

Like the film, the series will be set in the 1966 Midwest, depicting rivalries and relationships of the poor “greasers” and the wealthy “socs” (pronounced soashes ).

The 1983 film starred C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy), Patrick Swayze (Darrel), Rob Lowe (Sodapop), Matt Dillon (Dallas), Ralph Macchio (Johnny), Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit), Tom Cruise (Steve), Diane Lane (Cherry) and Leif Garrett (Bob).