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It has been recently announced that 'Grease: Rydell High' will debut on the streaming service HBO Max.

The show will be set at Rydell High (the same high school attended by the characters from the original movie) in the 1950s, and according to HBO Max, covers "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.”

This is not the first show inspired by a movie, but it is certainly one we're excited about. In the meantime, why not revisit other films that inspired TV shows?

In this gallery you'll find some of the best movie spin-offs, prequels, sequels, and everything in between. Click through and start binging on these series today!

▲"Grease is an iconic pop-culture phenomenon that works for every generation," said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max.

▲34 years later, Daniel LaRusso and archrival Johnny Lawrence make a comeback in the series 'Cobra Kai.'

▲'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' debuted in 2008 and the story is set after 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.'

▲George Lucas' saga gave birth to a number of animations, including 'Star Wars: Droids,' 'Ewoks,' 'Star Wars: Clone Wars,' 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars (CG series),' and 'Star Wars Rebels.'

▲The '80s comedy classic inspired both an animated and a live-action series. The latter aired in 1997 and it was called 'Police Academy: The Series.'

▲The 1973 horror classic inspired a sequel series with the same name in 2016.

▲Fans of the Australian horror thriller had the chance to watch a spin-off series with the same name in 2016.

▲The TV series was actually more successful than the movie starring Krisy Swanson and Luke Perry. There was also a spin-off called 'Angel.'

▲In addition to a number of animations, the 1987 movie also inspired a number of live-action series, including the Canadian TV shows 'RoboCop: Prime Directives,' and 'RoboCop: The Series.'

▲A prequel to the films, called 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,' aired in 1992.

▲This 1968 movie was the inspiration for a TV show with the same name that debuted in 1974.

▲A TV show with the same name was released in 2017 as a prequel to the 'Taken' films.

▲Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 film inspired a prequel TV show called 'Bates Motel,' which was aired from 2013 to 2017.

▲The 1994 film starring Brandon Lee inspired Canadian supernatural drama TV show 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.'

▲Sitcom 'My Big Fat Greek Life,' debuted one year after the original movie, in 2003.

▲The cult movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino also inspired a series: 'From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'

▲In 2016, the series 'Damien' debuted on TV.

▲The 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes inspired the 2006 TV show 'Blade: The Series.' The show is a sequel to the movie 'Blade: Trinity.'

▲The 1996 Coen brothers' movie also inspired a series with the same name. It was released in 2014.

▲Based on the original movie, 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show' was also a success.

▲The classic 1971 blaxploitation movie was turned into a series in 1973.

▲The 1973 movie starring Al Pacino inspired a TV show that aired a few years later, in 1976.

▲The 1986 movie inspired a couple of TV shows, namely 'Highlander: The Series,' and 'Highlander: The Raven.'

▲The 1994 science-fiction movie inspired a number of TV shows, namely Stargate SG-1,' 'Stargate Atlantis,' 'Stargate Universe,' and 'Stargate Infinity.'

▲The original movie, released in 1995, was inspired in a video game. In 1998, 'Mortal Kombat: Konquest' debuted on TV.

▲The TV show with the same name was set one year after the classic film.

▲The 1988 movie turned into a TV show with the same name, one year later.

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17/10/19 por StarsInsider

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