Drama series is set 9 years after the movie "Let's Go, Jets."
The cheerleading club "Jets" from Fukui Chuo High School referenced in the drama series is a real cheerleading club who successfully competed at a competition in the United States.
"We Are Rockets" takes over TBS' Friday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "You've Got Someone to Come Home To" and followed by "Don't Forget Me" on October 12, 2018.
Actress Suzu Hirose will make cameo appearance as Hikari Tomonaga (her character from movie "Let's Go, Jets"). Hikari Tomonaga comes back as a teacher at the high school where she graduated from and coaches the cheerleading club "JETS."