Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, said he is weighing a return to the show 11 years after its finale, telling People magazine that the number of young viewers now discovering it on streaming has him wondering whether it should be revived.
Glee premiered on Fox in 2009 and arrived in Spain through Neox in March 2010, becoming one of the standout series of its season. It won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The show was set at McKinley High School and followed a Spanish teacher who restarts the school's glee club, drawing in the school's outcasts as the only students willing to join. It ran for six seasons before its finale aired 11 years ago.
Speaking with People
Murphy made the comments to People while promoting his latest project, The Shards. He recalled having a great time making Glee and said he holds fond memories of the cast. He said the show is interesting because it has come back, with many young people watching it now, and that he thinks maybe they should bring it back. He said his nostalgia and affection for the show are strong enough that he thinks people might like to see some kind of new version, adding that he loves the show and loved what it became and what it meant to so many people.
Talk of a revival dates back years
This is not the first time a Glee comeback has been discussed. In 2020, to mark the show's 11th anniversary, Murphy shared on Instagram an idea to remake the pilot episode with Lea Michele, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein, though he later deleted the post.
Speculation continued in 2021, when Fox president Michael Thorn said the network was interested in reviving some of its most iconic shows and named Glee specifically. A year later, Murphy raised the subject again in an interview with former cast members Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz, admitting he was drawn to reassessing the franchise, whether through a reboot or a Broadway musical adaptation.
