Disney+ and Hulu ordered a Glee reboot on October 21, 2026, with 20th Television producing. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan have reportedly completed a script, but the series order is not a cast announcement: the new story, production timetable and premiere date remain undisclosed in the available reporting.
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What’s confirmed—and what isn’t
The confirmed news is a series order for Glee from Disney+ and Hulu, with 20th Television attached as the producing studio. The original series also came from 20th Television.
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Murphy has said that he wrote a script with fellow Glee creators Falchuk and Brennan. That establishes their reported involvement in the script, but the announcement does not settle their contractual terms, producer credits or who will handle day-to-day showrunning.
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The order announcement did not include a plot description or production details. The available reports also identify no filming start or premiere date.
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| Topic |
Current status |
| Series order |
Confirmed for Disney+ and Hulu 1 23 |
| Producing studio |
20th Television 1 23 |
| Script |
Murphy, Falchuk and Brennan have reportedly written one 2 6 |
| Cast |
No returning cast was confirmed with the order 8 10 |
| Filming and premiere |
No dates reported 8 23 |
| Showrunning and creative-team deals |
Not specified in the order announcement or available reporting 1 23 |
Script and conversations with original cast members
In September, Murphy said he had finished a script with Falchuk and Brennan. He also said he had spoken with around 10 original cast members; accounts of his comments describe them as enthusiastic but with questions, and say they had not yet read the script. Those conversations are not the same as casting commitments.
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Lea Michele’s status illustrates why the distinction matters. Some reports characterized her return as confirmed, while Deadline reported that she was in talks to reprise Rachel Berry. The available evidence supports describing talks as reported—not treating a signed deal or official casting announcement as settled.
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The original series’ run and audience
The original musical comedy-drama followed members of a high-school show choir in Lima, Ohio. It ran for six seasons on Fox, from 2009 to 2015.
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The reboot announcement arrives alongside continued interest in the show’s music. Variety reported that Glee averaged 4.1 million monthly Spotify listeners at the time of its October 2026 coverage; that figure is a reported snapshot, not a permanent audience count.
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The original series moved to Hulu and Disney+ in 2022, according to contemporaneous reporting. That historical move does not by itself establish availability in every territory today.
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Original cast members who have died
Any discussion of a reunion should account for the deaths of original cast members Cory Monteith, Mark Salling and Naya Rivera. The Independent reported that Monteith died from an overdose in 2013, that Salling died in 2018 at age 35, and that Rivera died in 2020 at age 33. The available reporting cited here does not provide further comparable circumstances for Salling or Rivera.
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For now, the firmest takeaway is straightforward: the reboot has a series order and a reported script, but there is no confirmed returning cast or announced production calendar. The next meaningful update would be an official cast announcement or details about the project’s creative and production plans.