Paramount+ is releasing a prequel to the iconic 1978 film Grease.
The musical series takes place four years before the original film to tell the story of the Pink Ladies in 1954, as well as show their connection to the T-Birds. Production on the 10-episode series is currently underway in Vancouver and it is expected to be released on Paramount+ on April 6, 2023.
According to the synopsis, the series “follows four fed-up and misfit students who band together to bring out the moral panic that will change Rydell High forever and become the founding mothers of the first high school clique known as the Pink Ladies”.
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The series stars Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, Shanel Bailey as Hazel, Madison Thompson as Susan and Johnathan Nieves as Richie. Other cast members include Jason Schdmidt, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper and Jackie Hoffman as Asst. Principal McGee.
In the trailer, Assistant Principal McGee tells the Pink Ladies of Rydell High: "Ladies, you must be careful with whom you associate. A girl's reputation is all that she has.” Jane, one of Pink Ladies, replies: "Maybe sometimes, you've got to be bad to do good.”
Annabel Oakes is the writer, executive producer, and showrunner of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. New songs are expected for the Pink Ladies and there is still a chance the audience will hear classics from the original musical.
Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount Television Studios and Paramount Plus Original Scripted Series, said: “We are thrilled to unveil our new original series that will introduce an incredible cast of young stars in the making and electrifying musical numbers you will fall in love with.”
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is expected to be released on Paramount+ on April 6, 2023.
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