Showrunner and executive producer Annabel Oakes didn’t want to revive Grease.
When streaming service Paramount+ approached Oakes with the idea of creating a TV series based on IP from the 1978 film, her response was immediate.
“I thought, ‘No! It’s absolutely perfect. It’s an important part of my and so many other people’s childhoods. I am not interested in tearing this down,'” Oakes said during a Television Critic’s Association Press Tour panel on Monday, held in person in Pasadena, Calif.
But during a long cab ride in Southern California, Oakes researched the topic and discovered the Pink Ladies were once a real group.
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