Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls,” called themselves the Pink Ladies and created a girl gang. Their formation is chronicled in the new 10-episode musical series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies ” streaming now on Paramount+.
Set in 1954, the show focuses on new student Jane Facciano (Marisa Davila), who’s labeled as “easy” by the Rydell High quarterback and suddenly becomes an outcast. Jane ends up bonding with a few other teen girls (played by Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso and Tricia Fukuhara) who are struggling in their own way to fit in.
