Season 1 – Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

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Apr 2023

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This musical series takes place four years before the events of "Grease;" four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.

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Rise of the Pink Ladies isn't quite automatic, systematic, or hydromatic with its catalogue of merely passable songs, but the core cast is plucky enough that nostalgic viewers will want it to tell them more, tell them more.

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Carmen Phillips

Autostraddle

Apr 25, 2023

Without any serious consideration to historical specificity and its impact on the lives of Rydell’s students of color, all Pink Ladies does instead is open up an unsatisfying Pandora’s box. Even if it is one shimmering in bright pink glitter.

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Michael Hogan

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 7, 2023

2/5

As a drama in its own right, it’s neither automatic, systematic nor hydromatic. If you’re a hopelessly devoted Grease fan, this probably isn’t the one that you want.

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Hugo Rifkind

The Times (UK)

Apr 7, 2023

... It’s really just the story of a few girls deciding to wear matching jackets.

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

Nov 9, 2023

Weak acting and bad songs make this series a big miss.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Jul 14, 2023

It took me a bit to get into it but the performances are so good and production values are strong that it really grew on me

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Joey Rambles

Cultured Vultures

Jun 2, 2023

4.5/10

Nobody’s going to deny how good-looking of a show it is, but with forgettable songs, muddled messages, and unconvincing platonic relationships, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is terrific style but terrible substance.

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Ava T

@avamarie Mar 14, 2024

The music, plot, and acting were fantastic! Absolutely devastated this was cancelled so early with so much potential.

aalliyah l

@RT15048554 Jul 20, 2023

my girls deserved more seasons.

Aaliyah S

@RT85501415 Jun 27, 2023

AMAZING!!! LOVE IT NEED SEASON 2!!!!!

isa e

@RT65594135 Jun 26, 2023

Why? Another soulless nostalgia bait, we love grease, tolerated Grease 2, So they of course race swapped the cast, that was a given, but the pink ladies were ancillary, no one cared about how they came to be, pointless dreck, poorly acted.

Timothy S

@tjsage Jun 26, 2023

Another fun to watch and even better fun to listen to. The cast all consists of new 'undiscovered' actors like Glee in the first season. I am watching this show as fast as I can before Paramount+ yanks it from the streaming service. This is a true shame it has already been canceled when it is series that is definitely worth watching. I hope somebody else picks them up of effing Paramount+ keeps striving to become Paramount-

sm b

@RT90613304 Jun 25, 2023

this is the kind of show where in real life the actors would be horrified at pick, girly outfit. Girls coming of age, exploring sexuality, bashing guys, blurting all sorts of preachy stuff, victimization, diversity for the sake of diversity...about as original as Wonder Bread. The overlay of the pseudo-1950s with "modern themes" is jarring. Like someone in Oklahoma obsessed with pronouns. Several sites have tried to give this the philosophical approach - it's really about how women were trapped and angry as a response to bad treatment by nasty boys, rebellion as self-esteem, blah blah Please, give us something different. A bunch of girls emoting on girl power, sexual exploration and finding themselves is not "different".

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Marisa Davila

Jane

Cheyenne Isabel Wells

Olivia

Ari Notartomaso

Cynthia

Tricia Fukuhara

Nancy

Shanel Bailey

Hazel

Episode 1

Aired Apr 6, 2023

We're Gonna Rule the School

Following four outcasts on their first day at Rydell High, including Jane, Olivia, Cynthia, and Nancy; these four unlikely friends will shake up the social order of Rydell High.

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Episode 2

Aired May 25, 2023

Too Pure to Be Pink

A moral panic drives Jane and her friends to create their own narrative and name, and The Pink Ladies girl gang is officially formed.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 13, 2023

So This Is Rydell?

The school election approaches and both sides re-examine what they stand for; new girl Hazel starts her first day at Rydell and tries to stay impartial and invisible.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 20, 2023

If You Can't Be an Athlete, Be an Athletic Supporter

The administration is determined to squash the brewing teenage rebellion at Rydell; a new scandal galvanizes Olivia to take action but causes Jane to consider giving up.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 27, 2023

You Can't Just Walk Out of a Drive-in

On Halloween, a last-minute move by Buddy and the Socs threatens to blow up Jane's campaign, and romance proves to be tricky for the Pink Ladies.

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Episode 6

Aired May 4, 2023

Sloppy Seconds Ain't My Style

Cynthia questions whether the Pink Ladies' relationship will be the same as she rehearses for the play; as the girls consider who they are without each other, they make unexpected connections; Nancy struggles to delegate her vision to Hazel.

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Episode 7

Aired May 11, 2023

Cruisin for Bruisin

Richie is torn up over Jane, but rather than deal with it, he escapes with the T-Birds on a once-in-a-life-time excursion that promises girls, games, and glory.

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Episode 8

Aired May 18, 2023

Or at the High School Dance...

The Pink Ladies must team up with Susan to get the school dance they envisioned approved by the PTA; when nothing goes as planned, friendships are broken and secrets are revealed, leading to major consequences.

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Episode 9

Aired May 25, 2023

You're Dropping Out of Rydell?

A storm hits Rydell as everyone deals with the fallout of the dance; the Pink Ladies each get what they've always wanted but find it's not all it's cracked up to be; Jane tries to undo the damage she's caused while Olivia considers a big decision.

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Episode 10

Aired Jun 1, 2023

Racing for Pinks

Jane makes a dangerous proposition that will decide the fate of someone's future at Rydell while Olivia takes a big step toward her own future; a surprise confession leads a sleep-deprived Hazel to seek advice from Jane.

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Creator: Annabel Oakes
Executive Producer: Annabel Oakes, Marty Bowen, Erik Feig
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 6, 2023

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