Highlights
- Chris Colfer says he had a ‘nice conversation’ about the Glee reboot and expects more talks with Disney+ and Hulu soon.
- The Kurt Hummel star admits returning would be hard after losing Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera, but he’s still curious.
- Colfer pitches Kurt as a Miranda Priestly-type mogul, Chappell Roan’s stylist, and a dad armed with scathing looks.
Kurt Hummel might be dusting off the designer scarves after all.
Chris Colfer told The Daily Beast‘s Obsessed podcast that he’s finally been looped into the Glee reboot. “I recently had a nice conversation with someone, and I’m gonna have more conversations soon,” he said.
He won’t say who that someone is, but his early review is glowing. “From what I’ve heard, it sounded very funny, and it sounded like a good idea. So, we’ll see.”
That’s a full costume change from October. Back then, Colfer told Bustle, “I know nothing and have heard absolutely nothing,” adding, “I wish I did.”
The awkward part? Ryan Murphy had already announced a finished script, said he’d contacted roughly 10 original cast members, and called them “very enthusiastic.” Kurt was apparently not on the call sheet.
By early November, his phone had started ringing. “People have recently started reaching out, but I haven’t had a chance to speak to anybody,” he told Out. “This was not on my 2026 bingo card!”
Disney+ and Hulu gave the revival a series order in October. Lea Michele, Heather Morris, and Chord Overstreet are reportedly circling, and Harry Shum Jr. says he would “love” to come back.
Colfer was on the podcast to promote his queer horror film The Restoration at Grayson Manor, and he’s playing it cool. “Honestly, at this point, I’m just curious. I don’t have much information about it,” he said.
What he really wants to know is whether a reboot can match the original’s nerve. “We did so much stuff that was revolutionary and groundbreaking at the time,” he said. “I’d be very curious to see how they keep that up.”
The grief is the harder part, and Colfer doesn’t pretend otherwise. “It was really hard going back to the show after Cory passed,” he said. “I’m sure it’d be really difficult, especially now that Naya’s gone too.”
Still, he’s found a way through it. “But I guess you have to think, are you going to let the loss of two people you love very much prevent you,” he said, “from being around a dozen other people you love as well?”
Then he got to the fun part: pitching Kurt’s next act. “I would love to see him in a place of power,” he said. “I would love to see him like a Miranda Priestly-type, running his own fashion blog or a magazine.”
Option B is even better. “I could also see him on tour with Chappell Roan, styling her.”
The finale made Kurt and Blaine dads, and Colfer has notes. “I think Blaine would be a very gentle parent, and Kurt would not,” he said. “I think Kurt would punish his children with scathing looks.”
His real dealbreaker is gloriously petty. He’s “secretly campaigning for Mr. Schue and Sue Sylvester to do ‘WAP.’”
“That might be what gets me back to it,” he joked.
This is the same man who said in 2019 that a reboot was “not for me.” Seven years and one series order later, the choir room door is officially cracked open.
Your move, Jane Lynch.
