Chris Colfer has moved from hearing nothing to having an actual conversation about the Glee revival. In an interview with Kevin Fallon on The Daily Beast’s Obsessed: The Podcast, the actor said he has already spoken with the project and expects to speak again, putting Kurt Hummel’s return in play for the Disney+ and Hulu season.
From silence to ongoing talks
As recently as October, Colfer told Bustle he knew nothing about a return. His latest update reverses that within weeks. He has not signed on, and he frames the decision around loss as much as nostalgia. Colfer pointed to the deaths of Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera, saying it was hard to continue after Cory died and would be difficult again now that Naya is gone. “There’s a lot to think about with it,” he said.
Why a Kurt return matters to the platforms
The revival was announced in October. Co-creator Ryan Murphy has said he completed a script with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and has been in touch with roughly 10 original cast members. Lea Michele and Heather Morris are expected to return, and Chord Overstreet is in talks, according to Deadline.
For Disney+ and Hulu, original cast is not a bonus; it is the core acquisition argument for legacy IP. Glee ran on Fox from 2009 to 2015, won six Emmy Awards and became a cultural phenomenon. Colfer’s Kurt was central to that position: the role earned him a Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations. Rebuilding around a known, loved character lowers the audience’s barrier to re-entry.
Colfer’s own reboot ideas
Colfer already has a creative direction in mind. He would like to see Kurt running a fashion blog or magazine as a “Miranda Priestly-type,” or styling Chappell Roan on tour. He also has a clear view of Kurt and Blaine as parents: “I think Blaine would be a gentle parent, and Kurt would not,” he said. “I think Kurt would punish his children with scathing looks.”
- October: Colfer said he had heard nothing about a return.
- November: he has had an initial conversation and expects another.
- Platform: Disney+ and Hulu, with a Murphy-Falchuk-Brennan script.
- Cast orbit: roughly 10 original actors contacted; Michele and Morris expected; Overstreet in talks.
The marketing playbook for legacy reboots
For streaming marketers and media planners, casting updates are the pre-trailer campaign. Each “in talks” story creates an earned-media cycle without a single frame of footage. Colfer’s shift from silence to conversation keeps Glee in the entertainment feed, and his character wishlist hands fans something to react to. The discipline is in the caveat: Colfer has not committed. Over-signalling a return before a deal is signed would set up a backlash if talks stall.
The next meaningful signal is whether Colfer moves from conversation to a formal announcement. Until then, the revival is being sold on the same promise every legacy reboot makes: the characters you loved, with enough new story to justify a new subscription.
Source: TheWrap
