A sequel to the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing is in the works, but fans can rest assured that it won’t feature any bizarre AI cameos from the late Patrick Swayze.Producer Nina Jacobson said that the sequel will honor the actor, who died in 2009 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, but indicated that it will be done in a respectful way.’That’s one of the things that you really have to focus on: how to let people mourn him in a movie,’ she explained at IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking 2026 Summit.’And don’t worry, we won’t be bringing him back with AI.’One Dirty Dancing star who is definitely returning for the sequel is Jennifer Grey, who played Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman in the original film.The actress, 66, will reprise her role and will be surrounded by a new cast of young performers. A sequel to the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing is in the works with Jennifer Grey and it will include a nod to the late Patrick SwayzeThe sequel will be set in the ’90s, although very little else is known about the premise.’Grey has incredible insights into why she thinks [Dirty Dancing] has lasted so much or what it is about her character that spoke so much to people and still does,’ Jacobson said.The producer explained that the goal of the sequel is ‘to chase the feeling of that original movie’.’Being able to tell a young love story that could take some of those risks but also inspire those feelings felt like an incredible chance for us,’ she added.There have been multiple adaptations of Dirty Dancing over the years.After the film was released in 1987 and became a box office sensation, a television series was rushed out the following year on CBS.It starred actress Melora Hardin and musical theatre star Patrick Cassidy. The series was canceled in 1989 after just eleven episodes.In 2004, a prequel film starring Diego Luna was released called Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Swayze died in 2009 following a battle with pancreatic cancer; pictured in 2006 Grey, who played Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman in the original film, will reprise her role in the ’90s-set sequelDespite a huge promotional push and a cameo from Swayze himself, the film bombed at the box office and was savaged by critics.After that, various producers attempted to turn Dirty Dancing into a reality TV dance competition.WeTV launched Dirty Dancing: Living the Dream in 2006, which saw aspiring dancers compete to win a trip to London to see Dirty Dancing: The Musical.The series was hosted by Jennifer Lopez’s ex-boyfriend Chris Judd and was canceled after one season.It was followed by another dance competition series in the UK called Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life, which ran for two seasons.After that, The Real Dirty Dancing was launched in Australia in 2019. It followed real celebrities, who were paired with professional dancers to recreate iconic routines from the film.An American and a British version followed in 2022. There was also a made-for-TV movie in 2017 starring actress Abigail Breslin as Baby and Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger as Penny.