The rebranded CBS All Access, which will go by the name Paramount+, has picked up the proposed “Grease” TV series spin-off previously setup with a straight-to-series order at HBO Max a year ago.
Originally titled “Rydell High” and now titled “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” this spin on the classic John Travolta and Olivia Newton John movie from 1978 is an hour-long musical comedy about how the infamous Pink Ladies (Sandy, Rizzo, Jan, Marty and Frenchy) began and how the reverence, fear, and moral panic they sparked changed Rydell High forever.
Annabel Oakes (“Atypical,” “Transparent”) remains on board as creator, writer and executive producer on the project which HBO Max CCO Casey Bloys opted not to move forward with once he was promoted to that position.
The shift to Paramount+ is understandable as the show is produced by Paramount Television Studios and a “Grease” prequel film titled “Summer Lovin” is in the works at Paramount Pictures. Paramount+ will launch early in 2021.
Source: Variety
