Glee Reboot Ordered at Disney+ and Hulu — Who Is Reported to Return?

Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a Glee reboot from 20th Television. The October 21 series-order news, reported by TheWrap, moves the project beyond the script Ryan Murphy discussed in September. A premiere date has not been announced.

There is also a significant casting report: Variety reported on October 22 that Lea Michele will return as Rachel Berry, citing multiple sources. Representatives for Michele and Murphy did not comment. That attribution remains distinct from a released studio cast announcement.

What has changed since the September script news?

Murphy’s September interview put a reboot script on the record. Variety’s earlier coverage described his work with original co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and conversations with original cast members.

Those were development steps. The new order establishes Disney+ and Hulu as the named platforms, with 20th Television producing. The old description of the project as a script without a buyer is no longer current.

Who else is returning?

Variety notes suggestive social posts from Heather Morris and Chord Overstreet. Those messages should not be turned into a complete contracted cast list. Murphy’s earlier conversations with roughly ten cast members likewise do not establish ten confirmed returns.

The original Glee ran on Fox for six seasons, from 2009 to 2015. The promotional ensemble image retained on this page belongs to that original series; it is not a photograph of the reboot’s cast.

When will the Glee reboot premiere?

There is no official premiere date, production start or episode count in the announcements checked for this update. The initial order also supplied no logline, so it does not settle how the returning characters and any new performers will fit into the story.

Disney+ and Hulu being named in the deal does not establish identical catalogues, branding or launch dates in every country. Territory-specific schedules, subtitle languages and dub plans require their own announcements. The meaningful change is the series order; a full release timetable remains ahead.