GLEE IS OFFICIALLY COMING BACK ON DISNEY+ AND HULU, AND YES, THE CHOIR ROOM IS ABOUT TO GET COMPLICATED

Disney+ and Hulu have officially ordered a new Glee series from 20th Television, bringing Ryan Murphy’s musical phenomenon back more than a decade after the

Okay, Crusaders, apparently we’re going back to the choir room because Glee is making a comeback. Somebody hide the slushies, please. We barely survived the drama the first time.

Disney+ and Hulu have officially ordered a new Glee series from 20th Television, bringing Ryan Murphy’s musical dramedy back 11 years after its original six-season run ended on Fox. The revival is happening, but Disney is keeping the details suspiciously quiet. No confirmed cast, storyline, production schedule or premiere date. So basically, we have a show and approximately 400 questions. Cute.

Murphy recently revealed that he completed a script alongside original co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He also reached out to approximately 10 original cast members, who reportedly responded enthusiastically. Before anybody starts planning a reunion watch party, though, enthusiasm does not equal a signed contract. Nobody has officially been confirmed to return, and we still don’t know whether this is a reboot, a sequel or some chaotic combination of both. Personally, I think that decision could make or break the whole thing.

The original Glee wasn’t just about teenagers randomly bursting into song, although the number of spontaneous hallway performances was genuinely concerning. It was about being young, insecure, ambitious, dramatic and convinced that every emotional inconvenience deserved a solo. The characters were messy, the friendships were complicated, and somehow the show could make you laugh, cringe and cry before the next commercial break.

When Glee premiered in 2009, it became a legitimate pop-culture phenomenon. The cast recordings dominated music charts, introduced younger audiences to older songs and turned its performers into household names. According to Forbes, the series landed 207 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, sold 36 million albums and generated more than 207 million single downloads worldwide. Apparently, teenage emotional damage was excellent for the music industry.

A revival in 2026 faces a completely different audience. TikTok can turn a song into a worldwide obsession overnight, fandoms dissect every casting announcement, and social media can transform one awkward line of dialogue into a week’s worth of discourse. Imagine Rachel Berry discovering TikTok. Actually, don’t. We’d never hear the end of it.

My biggest concern is whether the writers can capture today’s teenage experience without making everybody sound like a corporate executive trying to explain Gen Z. Please, for the love of musical theater, nobody needs an entire episode about being “delulu” unless the joke is that the adults have absolutely no idea what they’re saying.

There’s also the emotional legacy of the original cast. Fans haven’t forgotten the losses of Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera, and any reunion or tribute involving their characters deserves genuine sensitivity. Nostalgia can be beautiful when it’s handled thoughtfully. It becomes uncomfortable when it’s treated like a shortcut to making people emotional.

I’d rather see a fresh group of talented, socially awkward disasters finding their voices than watch a new cast desperately recreate every iconic moment. Bring back familiar faces when it makes sense, give the newcomers their own personalities, and let the music reflect the world they’re actually growing up in.

So yes, I’m curious. Maybe even cautiously excited. The original Glee was wonderfully ridiculous when it wanted to be, and there’s absolutely room for another musical comedy that embraces being a little embarrassing. The question is whether this revival has something new to sing about or whether we’re about to get six seasons of recycled nostalgia.

Either way, I’m watching the casting announcements. Strictly for journalistic purposes, obviously.

Read the confirmed series-order reports from TheWrap and Variety.