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- 2023
- TV-14
- Paramount+
- 2023
- TV-14
- Paramount+
- 2023
- TV-14
- Paramount+
- 2023
- TV-14
- Paramount+
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 6, 2023
59
2.6
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
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57% Mixed
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7% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
59
36% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The feeling you have after getting halfway through Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is that you just want to spend more time with those girls, and you almost wish 22-episode seasons were still a thing so you could watch the characters existing in this world for as long as possible.
Rising to the occasion, the show gives high-school life in the ’50s groove and meaning, in a way that’s as slick as it is fun.
Some of the songs are catchy, but the story and plots fail to surprise and the whole thing is rather humorless.
While it has the canon going for it, it’s also a little too chaotic and uneven to particularly stand out. But there are still plenty of colorful scenes and engaging performances to enjoy, not to mention overall potential if this story can just pull back a little and focus.
So much of this series also just feels too safe and similar to other teen dramas, hitting the same beats we have seen time and time again.
It gamely tries to channel the spirit of the beloved original but lacks its explosive energy, sizzling chemistry and camp melodrama. As a nostalgia exercise, it’s passably pleasant. 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.
A pointless prequel to the 1978 classic "Grease," it is the worst kind of offender in Hollywood's obsession with franchising existing stories: too much and too little, all at once.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
2.6
19% Positive
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6% Mixed
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12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
2.6
19% Positive
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6% Mixed
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75% Negative
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Production Company:
- Paramount Television
- Picturestart
- Temple Hill Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Apr 6, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination