‘Glee’ Legend Officially Reveals If He’ll Return for Ryan Murphy’s Reboot

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Two people look at a small Christmas tree in Glee episode Glee, Actually.

Published Oct 7, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT

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Ryan Murphy is one of the most influential names working in 21st-century television. From American Horror Story to 9-1-1, his wide range of shows has proven to be huge hits on the biggest networks and streaming platforms for over two decades. But nothing he has made before or since can quite compare to the global phenomenon that was Glee. Turning a generation of teenagers into Gleeks, this toe-tapping comedy about the melodramatic lives of show choir singing high schoolers became an unbelievably successful franchise that spanned both screen and stage.

Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester, Kevin McHale's Arti Abrams, Lea Michele's Rachel Berry, Matthew Morrison's Will Schuester, and many more quickly became some of the most recognizable characters in TV after the show's hugely popular Pilot in May 2009. This popularity peaked with the Season 2 episode "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle," which was awarded the coveted post-Super Bowl slot and peaked at 26.8 million viewers, becoming the highest-rated scripted television broadcast for over three years in the process.

Recently, Murphy gave Gleeks the news that they had long wished for when he confirmed that he had "just finished" a reboot script. "So, we have a script. Brad [Falchuk], Ian [Brennan] and I, who wrote all the first two seasons, have written something." Would any of the original cast return? "I’ve been in touch with around 10 of the original cast members," Murphy continued. "It’s very sweet, and they all had a lot of questions, but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea." A Glee reboot (or Gleeboot) is still far from a reality, but the wheels are certainly in motion on this midnight train going anywhere.

An Original 'Glee' Favorite Breaks His Silence on the Reboot

One such original cast member many would be willing to return to Glee is Chris Colfer, who starred as Kurt Hummel in the series. In a recent interview with Bustle, Colfer was asked if he was one of those supposedly contacted by Murphy about the reboot. "I know nothing and have heard absolutely nothing," he replied, adding, "I wish I did. It was a really tough show to do, and it would be really hard to do it now that Naya [Rivera] is gone." But that doesn't mean Colfer isn't ready to be involved. "I do know that Glee fans would probably come after me with pitchforks and jazz hands if I said no," he added.

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