Like, say, diversity.
AsStep Upis stepping over from movies to television, its ready to right some wrongs within the franchise.
And showcase more incredible dancing.
and back to dance saving the individual.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Can you talk about the choice to continue the franchise with a series instead of movies?
So that was a pretty fast sell.
Even though it is a fresh thing, are we going to see any previousStep Up-ers?
We were not inspired by that.
Talk about the most obvious thing in the world!
So by not being able to really bring in new characters, we werent able to really diversify.
This definitely feels more true to the dance world than most of the movies.Oh yeah!
This is for real.
And I also wanted that sense that dancers really cheer each other on, not just battle.
We can lean into dancing can save each others lives because thats true.
But this idea we had sort of started with the movies where the dancers were almost like superheroes?
I was like, Lets get our feet back on the ground, so to speak.
He is an absolute blessing and godsend for the show.
He is the sweetest man.
He has huge, huge episodes and a very complicated character.
And then Naya is an old buddy of mine from when I shotGlee.
We wanted somebody who felt like she was always going to be keeping [Ne-Yos character] in check.
Shes a very strong lady, and it seemed like a great pairing.
And she was amused.
Are you going to be releasing a soundtrack for this?Yes, we are.
Its one of my favorite things Ive ever been able to put on the air.
Its episode 8 or 9.
But I know that theyre happy with season 1.
Anything else you want to add?Im really proud of the show….
It all feels authentic to me.
Step Up: High Waterseason 1 will be available on YouTube Red at 12 p.m.
ET on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
