Glee reboot in the works, says Ryan Murphy

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Don’t stop believin’, Gleeks — a reboot of Glee is one step closer to becoming a reality. So says Ryan Murphy, who co-created the high school musical comedy with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.

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“We have a script,” Murphy told Entertainment Tonight on Sept. 23. “Brad, Ian, and I, who wrote all of the first two seasons, have written something.”

He added that he has spoken with “around 10 of the original cast members” about reprising their roles for a new version of the show.

“It’s very sweet,” he said. “They all had a lot of questions, but they all were very enthusiastic about the idea.”

Set at the fictional William McKinley High School, Glee centred on members of the New Directions glee club as well as their supervising teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison). They competed on the show choir circuit, with cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) serving as a shrewd nemesis.

The show, which aired six seasons from 2009 to 2015, won four Primetime Emmy Awards. It also landed 207 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, spawned a companion reality show, and fuelled a concert tour as well as a concert film.

The initial main cast included Lea Michele, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Mark Salling (who died in 2018), Dianna Agron, and Calgary-born actor Cory Monteith (who died in 2013). Season 2 introduced Heather Morris and Naya Rivera (who died in 2020), and other fan favourites over the years included Darren Criss and Chord Overstreet.

Although Murphy didn’t specify which cast members he spoke to about the reboot, he said that none have read the script yet. He hoped to write several more episodes before sharing potential storylines.

“I vowed to myself that I wanted to write a couple of them to see what people think, particularly the cast because we were very close when we were making it,” he said.

Murphy first spoke about a possible “new incarnation” of Glee in an interview with People in July. Recalling the impact of the show, he said he “loved what it became and what it meant to so many people.”

He added, “That show is interesting because it’s come back around. So many young people now watch it. And I’m like, ‘Maybe we should revisit that show.’”

News of the completed script comes after Michele, who played Rachel Berry for all six seasons of the original show, said that she was open to returning for a reboot.

“I love Glee,” she told E! News. “I will always love Glee. I love Ryan Murphy. It just holds such a special place in my heart for me … I will follow Ryan wherever he goes.”

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