Paramount+ announced last week it has greenlit a prequel series for Grease for its new streaming service.

Titled Grease; Rise of the Pink Ladies, the series will  place four years before the original 1978 movie and will highlight the rise of the original four Pink Ladies Rizzo, Jan, Marty and Frenchy.

"Before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up, outcast girls dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever."

The 10-episode musical comedy series is written and executive produced by creator Annabel Oakes (Atypical, Transparent). Marty Bowen and Erik Feig will also executive produce for Temple Hill and Picturestart, respectively.

Both producers are also working with Paramount Pictures on the prequel movie Summer Lovin, which will look at Danny and Sandy's summer fling right before the events of the original film.

No casting announcements have been made in either project.

The original '1950s by way of the 1970s' Grease, written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, began its life in Chicago nightclubs in 1971 in a far more risqué form. The show came to New York in 1972 at the downtown Eden Theater, then moved uptown, where it ran until 1980. The original Broadway cast featured Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show) as Danny and Carole Demas as Sandy.

Grease; Rise of the Pink Ladies was bought by Paramount+ for development last year after it was put in turnaround by HBO Max, where the prequel had been originally set up with a straight-to-series order.