It takes Imaginary Forces only 15 seconds to remind viewers of everything about the movie musical Grease, which first premiered 45 years ago. The fast car, the vintage jackets, the cool gangs – this stop-motion main-title sequence references all of it as it opens prequel series, Rise of the Pink Ladies.
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The musical series takes place in 1954, four years before the original movie, when four fed-up female outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that changes Rydell High forever.
The series stars Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, 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 Ladies is written and executive produced by Annabel Oakes (Atypical, Minx), who also serves as showrunner and directed a later episode. Alethea Jones (Made for Love, Dollface, Evil) directed the pilot plus two more episodes and executive produces. Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey executive produce for Temple Hill, and Adam Fishbach also executive produces. Erik Feig and Samie Kim Falvey executive produce via Picturestart, and the series is produced by Grace Gilroy. Choreography is by Jamal Sims, who also directed, and music is by Grammy nominee and executive music producer Justin Tranter.
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies premiered on Paramount Plus on Thursday, April 6 in the U.S. and Canada and on Friday, April 7 in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and South Korea.
CREDITS
Client: Paramount Plus
Agency: Imaginary Forces
Creative Directors: Karin Fong, Kathy Liang
Designers: Kathy Liang, Anna Chen
Editor: Lexi Gunvaldson
Animator: Scott Belll, Anna Chen
Design Intern: Soo Lee
Senior Producer: Renee Robson
Coordinator: Jake Fritz
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