I’m not surprised Paramount+ is launching a Grease TV series. I’m just surprised it hadn’t happened already. Glee premiered nearly 15 years ago; how has it taken this long to revive the OG story of peppy kids singing about their high school troubles?
As opposed to merely translating the stage show/movie to the small screen and stretching out the plotlines, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (April 6) is going about things in a more sideways manner with an ostensible prequel exploring the origins of the titular girl gang, which seems to have been reworked to be more inclusive and celebratory rather than delinquent. Call it “Woke Grease,” because if you don’t, some Florida newspaper columnist soon will.
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | Official Trailer | Paramount+
Speaking of reboots, we’re also getting a series-length update of Fatal Attraction (April 30), that paragon of highbrow ‘80s sleaze, with Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan subbing in for Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Personally, I’m hoping for a smarter, gender-flipped You.
Fatal Attraction | Teaser Trailer | Paramount+
Here’s everything else coming to Paramount+ in April.
Paramount+ Originals coming in April 2023
Arriving April 2
Arriving April 6
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies premiereArriving April 11
FBI True season 2 premiereYonder premiereArriving April 14
Rugrats Season 2 premiereArriving April 20
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head Season 2 premiereArriving April 30
Fatal Attraction premiereTV shows coming to Paramount+ in April 2023
Arriving April 5
Broad City (Seasons 1-5)FBI: Most Wanted (Season 4)Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out (Season 15)The Challenge: Argentina (Season 1)Arriving April 9
A Grammy Salute to the Beach BoysArriving April 11
Save Me (Seasons 1-2)Signal (Season 1)Voice (Seasons 1-2)Arriving April 12
America in BlackJeff Dunham: Me The PeopleSupah Ninjas (Seasons 1-2)Arriving April 19
Cartel Crew (Seasons 1-3)Crank Yankers (Season 6)Fairview (Season 1)The Adventures of Paddington (Season 2)Arriving April 26
Middlemost Post (Season 1)Noah’s Arc (Seasons 1-2)The Hills: New Beginnings (Season 2)Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and HallelujahYO! MTV Raps Classic (Season 2)Movies coming to Paramount+ in April 2023
Arriving April 1
Arriving April 14
Jack Reacher: Never Go BackArriving April 21