As a millennial homosexual who once was pursuing a music education degree, Glee was an incredibly formative TV show in my life when it aired on Fox from 2009 to 2015. To anyone who didn’t watch the show, Glee probably just looked like a bunch of musical theater singers trying to sing the latest pop hotness and being woefully ill-equipped for it. But those of who watched it know that wasn’t the case. I mean, it was that, but it was also the most cursed, out-of-pocket satire-turned-issue-of-the-week musical drama known to man. Despite having been off the air for over a decade, it has maintained a place in pop culture because it mixed a commitment to over-the-top, not-always-PC humor with efforts, however flawed, to bring attention to social issues, even as it spoke about them in an often tongue-in-cheek way.
Now, the show is apparently coming back, with at least some of the original cast returning, as a Disney+ and Hulu joint. I do wonder just how contemporary it can be, as the show was pretty whipsmart about weighing in on modern topics and singing current songs when it was airing on Fox. If the new season is all shot and packaged before it airs on streaming services, I wonder if some gags and song choices will feel a bit dated by the time we finally see them. At any rate, the jokes are flowing because Glee fans and haters are masters of the shitpost.
the baby that quinn gave birth to in season one of glee would be 16 years old today
notice how god’s timing is always right
— Tom Smyth (@Tom_Smyth_) October 21, 2026
We Are Charlie Kirk (Glee cast version)
— Jack (@GayLaVie) October 21, 2026
the concept of hooti frutti (glee cast version)
— tabitha (@cinedruig) October 21, 2026
i can’t wait for chappell roan week, new taylor swift week, them to sing stupid song by olivia rodrigo, a week where someone gets outed as a conservative and they sing choosin texas, a sombr week, and finally a bad bunny week w mr schue singing titi me preguntó https://t.co/kptJAQ8IQf
— ZACH 🇵🇸 (@cozyplup) October 21, 2026
You’re cheering. An Israeli and Palestinian student are gonna sing What Is This Feeling from Wicked at eachother and you’re cheering. https://t.co/4PQevzF3Zt
— darzipan (@fuckyeats) October 21, 2026
is this good https://t.co/ZQWTGJ5y5f pic.twitter.com/bBIGSQVhrw
— bethany (@thenightbethore) October 21, 2026
me during the olivia rodrigo episode in the gleeboot pic.twitter.com/6WDBPU7am5
— jac (@jackiexshauna) October 21, 2026
when the reboot does “khia asylum week” https://t.co/Jqz1Er5NZ4
— ree (@rreenaissance) October 21, 2026
what is mamdani going to do about ryan murphy
— lei (@leilurrr) October 21, 2026
rachel zegler you’re about to get an important phone call pic.twitter.com/wwJTpjcuLx https://t.co/zS4YpkeEsu
— rachel zegler thinker 🍎 (@zeglerlovebot) October 21, 2026
Can’t wait for the episode when Rachel does something wildly impulsive which backfires, regrets it by the last act and closes out the final scene with ‘Anti-Hero’ by Taylor Swift.
‘It’s me. Hi, I’m the problem it’s me’ while looking in the mirror.
Hook it to my veins. #Glee https://t.co/FYGwbHS5k1
— Stephen Patterson (@mr_sjpatterson) October 21, 2026
It’s unclear what the Glee reboot will entail. The original series ended with an epilogue (set in 2020 but with no covid pandemic in sight) so, in theory, we know where most of those characters ended up. Right now, only Lea Michele, Heather Morris, and Chord Overstreet are confirmed to return, though other cast members, such as Chris Colfer, have indicated that they’d be hesitant to return, but open to the idea.
