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Glee Reboot Ordered by Disney+ and Hulu
Confirmed
In Short: Glee, the high school musical comedy that ran from 2009 to 2015 on Fox, is officially getting a reboot on Disney+ and Hulu.
Creator Ryan Murphy revealed in July that he had been in touch with around ten of the original cast members, although no casting announcements have been made.
The show, which won six Emmys including a directing win for Murphy for the pilot episode, currently draws around 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Murphy, who had vowed to himself to write a couple of scripts to gauge interest, noted that although there is a script, 'nobody’s read it' yet.
Lea Michele, who played Rachel Berry for all six seasons, also expressed her enthusiasm for a potential reboot, saying, 'It was a really tough show to do, and it would be really hard to do it now that Naya is gone. But I do know that Glee fans would probably come after me with pitchforks and jazz hands if I said no.'
The reboot is being produced by 20th Television, which produced the original series.
Disney and Hulu have not provided further details about the new Glee, but Murphy confirmed that he had just written a reboot script with collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.
The original series currently streams on Hulu and has maintained a significant following, with Murphy noting that many young people are now watching it.
What this adds
The reboot's production details and plot specifics remain undisclosed.
What's confirmed
- Creator Ryan Murphy revealed in July that he had been in touch with around ten of the original cast members, although no casting announcements have been made.
- The show, which won six Emmys including a directing win for Murphy for the pilot episode, currently draws around 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
- Murphy, who had vowed to himself to write a couple of scripts to gauge interest, noted that although there is a script, 'nobody’s read it' yet.
- The reboot is being produced by 20th Television, which produced the original series.
- Disney and Hulu have not provided further details about the new Glee, but Murphy confirmed that he had just written a reboot script with collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.
- The original series currently streams on Hulu and has maintained a significant following, with Murphy noting that many young people are now watching it.
What's still developing
- While Murphy was behind The WB’s Popular and FX’s Nip/Tuck, Glee marked Murphy’s first major broadcast breakthrough, winning his first Emmy for directing the pilot episode.
- Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a revival of the high school musical, which ran from 2009-15 on Fox.
- Glee ran for six seasons on Fox, becoming a cultural phenomenon almost from the moment its pilot debuted.
- She was the third death among the “Glee” cast: Monteith died from an overdose in 2013, while the show was still on the air, and Salling died by suicide in 2018 after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
- “It’s very sweet, and they all had a lot of questions, but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea.” Murphy’s comments came weeks after Michele expressed to E!
- It just holds such a special place in my heart for me… I will follow Ryan wherever he goes.” Speaking to Bustle recently, Colfer pointed out that rebooting “Glee” would be complicated following Rivera’s death, but that he would consider it: “It was a really tough show to do, and it would be really hard to do it now that Naya [Rivera] is gone.
- To quote Finn Hudson, “The show must go all over the place, or something.” He was right: “ Glee ” is back.