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It is onerous to think about a time earlier than the Pink Women dominated the hallways of Rydell Excessive in 1978’s “Grease,” however get able to see the origin story behind the rule-breaking woman gang in Paramount+’s new prequel collection, “Grease: Rise of the Pink Women.”

On Jan. 9, the forthcoming present — which takes place 4 years earlier than the long-lasting “Grease” film that starred John Travolta and the late Olivia Newton-John — shared its first teaser trailer that includes a solid of recent characters, together with “4 fed-up outcasts,” aka the unique Pink Women — Nancy (Tricia Fukuhara), Jane (Marisa Davila), Olivia (Cheyenne Wells), and Cynthia (Ari Notartomaso) — whose status-quo defying attitudes “change Rydell Excessive ceaselessly.”

Whereas it appears fairly sure that the unique “Grease” solid will not make any appearances within the upcoming collection, nor will it concentrate on the love story of Travolta and Newton-John’s Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson, one factor nonetheless stays the identical: large musical numbers!

Jamal Sims, who famously labored on 2011’s “Footloose” remake and the “Step Up” franchise, serves as choreographer and director on the present. The remainder of the manufacturing crew consists of showrunner, director, author, and government producer Annabel Oakes; director and government producer Alethea Jones; and government music producer Justin Tranter.

Learn forward for the whole lot else we learn about “Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” up to now, together with when it begins streaming on Paramount+.

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” Trailer

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” Plot

A press launch for the collection describes the plot as follows: “Earlier than the unique ‘Grease;’ in 1954, earlier than rock ‘n’ roll dominated, earlier than the T-Birds have been the good within the college, 4 fed-up outcasts dare to have enjoyable on their very own phrases, sparking an ethical panic that can change Rydell Excessive ceaselessly.”

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” Forged

Along with Fukuhara, Davila, Wells, and Notartomaso, the present’s solid options 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 Asst. Principal McGee.

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” Launch Date

The collection premieres on Paramount+ on April 6.

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Women” Poster

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