Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies: First Trailer and Release Date For The Grease Prequel Series
Ever since Paramount+ announced it would be revisiting the Grease universe with the prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, it has seemed like this cinematic classic deserved to be revisited through the lens of the modern world. Today, at Paramount+ ‘s presentation at the Television Critics Association, the first trailer for the original series was revealed. The Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies teaser makes it clear that Jane (Marisa Davila), Olivia (Cheyenne Isabel Wells), Cynthia (Ari Notartomaso), and Nancy (Tricia Fukuhara) are going to shine in mid-1950s Rydell High School. The series takes place four years before the hit musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and tells the story of outcasts who decide to have their way of having fun. The show has the potential to feature incredibly topical themes, as it centers on a group of young women who refused to behave the way they should in an age when diversity and feminism were little discussed in mainstream media.
The trailer also clarifies another important fact: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies looks fun. Sure, we all expect partying, dancing, and singing, but there’s more to it when it comes to rebellious teens: Protests, brawls, and lots of car stunts can be glimpsed. Paramount+ also announced that the series will consist of 10 episodes and that the first of these will debut on April 6. In addition to the four leads, the cast also includes Shanel Bailey as Hazel, Madison Thompson as Susan, Johnathan Nieves as Richie, Jason Schmidt as Buddy, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally and Jackie Hoffman as assistant principal McGee.
What We Know About Grease: Rise of The Pink Ladies
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies will try to capitalize on the enormous success of Grease by taking us back to Rydell High School which was the scene of the events of the 1978 musical, but four years before the meeting between Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson . The protagonists of the series will be the Pink Ladies, the group of students who in Randal Kleiser’s film were led by Betty Rizzo.
The ties to Grease, however, should end there. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies will be set in 1954 and will follow four female students who band together to unearth the moral panic that will change Rydell High forever. How were the Pink Ladies born? This series will tell us about it in 10 episodes with new characters and new unpublished music. Yes, because just like the musical from which it is based, and the 1982 unsuccessful sequel, the Paramount+ TV series will also be a full-fledged musical comedy, even if to date the details are rather scarce.
The Cast of Grease: Rise of The Pink Ladies
Forget everything you know about Grease. The Pink Ladies protagonists of the series will not be Rizzo, Frenchy, Marty and Jan. Leading the cast will be Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso and Tricia Fukuhara, chosen to play respectively Jane, Olivia, Cynthia and Nancy, the four founders of the Pink Ladies, while completing the cast are:
- Shanel Bailey as Hazel
- Madison Thompson as Susan
- Johnathan Nieves as Richie
- Jason Schmidt as Buddy
- Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally
- Chris McNally as Mr. Daniels
- Charlotte Kavanagh as Rosemary
- Josette Halpert as Dot
- Nicholas McDonough as Gil
- Alexis Sides as Potato
- Niamh Wilson as Lydia
