Original series co-creator Ryan Murphy has talked about a potential Glee reboot while promoting other projects other the past few months. A logline has not been announced for the reboot. No casting has been revealed either. However, nearly a dozen actors have the original show have reportedly been approached about returning - most notably Lea Michele. 20th Television - which produced the original - will also produce the reboot.
Set at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, the original series followed the members of the New Directions, a glee club competing in the show choir circuit, while dealing with social issues. Each episode featured multiple musical performances.
Across its six season run, the musical comedy starred Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Mike O'Malley, Naya Rivera, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., Chord Overstreet, Jacob Artist, Melissa Benoist, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Becca Tobin and Dot-Marie Jones.
Several of the original cast members have tragically passed. Most notably, Monteith died in 2013 ahead of the fifth season from a drug overdose which prompted a tribute episode of the series. In 2020, Rivera died in a drowning accident.
The original run was nominated for 32 Emmy Awards and won six - with Murphy winning for directing the pilot and acting trophies being handed to Lynch and guest stars Neil Patrick Harris and Gwyneth Paltrow. Music from the show continues to draw millions of monthly listeners on Spotify.
