Parents' Guide to

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

By Joly Herman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 12+

Grease prequel blazes new path for diversity; sex a theme.

TV Paramount+ Comedy 2023
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies TV show: 4 Pink Ladies shown from behind, facing a sunset

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies TV show: 4 Pink Ladies wear satin jackets and turn toward the camera. They stand in a high school hallway.
  • Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies TV show: 8 teenage girls dance on a curved staircase while wearing pajamas.

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age 13+

Based on 14 parent reviews

Lily T.
Lily T. Adult
May 2, 2023
age 15+
love it! keeps the camp of the originals but leans into some of the more serious topics of the time period as well

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Great messages
Great role models
1 person found this helpful.
Charity F.
Charity F. Adult
May 1, 2023
age 14+

obsessed with this show

It is literally such a lovely show. The cast, the songs, the characters, the costumes, and the drama and dialogue are literally perfection !! I love the way there are connections to the movies in places you wouldnt think of and that this is how the pink ladies formed.

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What's the Story?

In GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, Jane Facciano (Marisa Davila) is a bookish new student at Rydell High. She comes from New York but has found that her summer romance with a popular boy named Buddy (Jason Schmidt) isn't going to end, as she'd initially assumed. In fact, Buddy presents her to his popular friends as his girlfriend in public, and the two have plans to run for student government together. But Jane has made enemies among Buddy's ex-girlfriend's gang, who -- just when things are going well for Jane -- smear her reputation. Will Jane rise above the noise and achieve all her ambitions? Or will the peer taunting scar her forever?

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (14 ):
Kids say (4 ):

Bouncy and clever, this prequel to Grease has got claws, and that's not a bad thing. In fact, in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, the claws are fabulous. This musical show set in the 1950s runs with the bad-girl theme that stands out in the original movie and gives issues of reputation and identity a thoughtful makeover.

Don't expect too much time to think, though. This fast-paced series speeds through musical numbers and pep rallies like greased lightning. Teens will want to devour it, and adults will be curious to see how a cultural phenomenon has been revamped. A fun, colorful romp with a little bite.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the courage it takes to face peers who are willing to tear people down. How do the characters in this show rise above their challenges?

  • The teen girls in this show don't give in or give up, even if they're laughed at and ridiculed. How does perseverance make a difference for them? Have you persevered when you've been faced with challenges?

  • This retro look at high school in the 1950s deals with identity and belonging. What are differences that you see between that time and now?

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