“It’s still the 1950s, a world that rocks with big musical numbers from the period combined with new original songs as well,” the network said in a statement.
“It’s the peer pressures of high school, the horrors of puberty, and the rollercoaster of life in middle America with a modern sensibility that will bring it to life for today’s musical lovers.”
HBO Max head of original content Sarah Aubrey said: “This is high school and life in small-town USA told on the scale of a big rock’n’roll musical.”
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“It’s Grease 2.0 but with the same spirit, energy, and excitement you immediately think of when you hear any of these iconic songs. You’re the One That I Want!”
