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The gang of much-loved girls from Rydell High are about to get their very own origin story!
On Monday, Paramount+ announced the start of production on a newGreaseprequel musical series, titledGrease:Rise of the Pink Ladies.
The new series is set to star Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso and Tricia Fukuhara, along with veteran actress Jackie Hoffman as Asst. Principal McGee.
According to an announcement from Paramount+, the series will take place four years before the originalGreasewhen “four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.”
“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,” said Paramount Television Studios and Paramount+ Original Scripted Series president Nicole Clemens.
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“[Writer and executive producer] Annabel [Oakes] and [director and executive producer] Alethea [Jones] have managed to brilliantly capture the spirit of the iconic beloved classic film which likeRise of the Pink Ladies, is both set in the past but relevant to the present,” she added.
The originalGreasestarredJohn TravoltaandOlivia Newton-Johnas high school love interests who reunite after a brief summer fling.
The immensely popular film, based on the 1971 musical of the same name, went on to spawn a 1982 sequel starringMichelle Pfeiffer, as well as several subsequent stage adaptations.
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The new prequel series joins another proposedGreaseprequel, titledSummer Lovin', which isreportedly also being developedat Paramount.
The 10-episode season ofGrease:Rise of the Pink Ladieswill be available on Paramount+ later this year.
source: people.com
