

“Fans of the original should be happy,” Oakes told EW in December 2022. Till death do us part, think pink,” the foursome recites in the trailer.Īlthough Rise of the Pink Ladies is a prequel, it was important to creator Annabel Oakes to preserve the spirit of the OG movie, which starred John Travoltaand Olivia Newton-John. “The Pink Lady pledge is to act cool, to look cool and to be cool. Before there was Rizzo, Frenchy or Jan, there was Jane, Nancy ( Tricia Fukuhara), Olivia ( Cheyenne Wells) and Cynthia ( Ari Notartomaso). The series takes place in 1954 - four years before the events of Grease - and tells the origin story of the Pink Ladies. Justin and their team managed to mold together the old ’50s style of music with a modern day take on it.” “There’s absolutely no way you can get tired of them. “I worked on the show for seven months straight and I still listen to the music every day,” Marisa Davila, who plays Jane, told Entertainment Weekly in December 2022.

Tell me more! The forthcoming Paramount+ series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies will follow a new crop of singing Rydell High students.Īlthough the teaser is underscored by the original 1978 film’s classic title track, the new musical comedy series boasts 31 new original songs by hit songwriter Justin Tranter.
