{"id":"1792707224808-culture-segment","slug":"glee-reboot-confirmed-for-disney-and-hulu","title":"Glee reboot confirmed for Disney+ and Hulu","summary":"Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a Glee reboot from Ryan Murphy, and the original Glee Cast charted 207 Hot 100 songs, more than Elvis Presley. The claim that ratings fell every season is not confirmed by our sources.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T22:13:44.808Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"On Repeat","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a Glee reboot from Ryan Murphy, and the original Glee Cast charted 207 Hot 100 songs, more than Elvis Presley. The claim that ratings fell every season is not confirmed by our sources.\nSource: [nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/glee-reboot-confirmed-disney-hulu-ryan-murphy-rcna604839), [billboard.com](https://www.billbo (https://x.com/StraightArrow__/status/2113389958073397414)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a Glee reboot from Ryan Murphy, and the original Glee Cast charted 207 Hot 100 songs, more than Elvis Presley. The claim that ratings fell every season is not confirmed by our sources.","sourceName":"[nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/glee-reboot-confirmed-disney-hulu-ryan-murphy-rcna604839), [billboard.com](https://www.billbo","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/StraightArrow__/status/2113389958073397414","claim":"A Glee reboot is officially happening on Disney+ and Hulu, with Ryan Murphy writing. The original Fox series charted 207 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, more than Elvis Presley, but its ratings fell every season, and it ended in 2015 with a fraction of the audience it started htt","author":"Straight Arrow (@StraightArrow__)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/StraightArrow__/status/2113389958073397414","name":"[nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/glee-reboot-confirmed-disney-hulu-ryan-murphy-rcna604839), [billboard.com](https://www.billbo","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Straight Arrow (@StraightArrow__)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792707224808-culture-segment-glee-reboot-confirmed-for-disney-and-hulu","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/culture","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792707224808-culture-segment-glee-reboot-confirmed-for-disney-and-hulu","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792707224808-culture-segment-glee-reboot-confirmed-for-disney-and-hulu and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"A Glee reboot is officially happening on Disney+ and Hulu, with Ryan Murphy writing."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Wait, the original cast charted 207 songs on the Hot 100? More than Elvis?"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's the stat Straight Arrow posted, and it checks out. The original Fox series was a chart monster."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I knew Glee was big, but that's wild."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The reboot's real, but the claim that ratings fell every season? Not confirmed by our sources."},{"host":"Laura","text":"So the headline is true, the Elvis stat is true, but the ratings slide is murky."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Exactly. And here's the thing: a Glee reboot in 2026 is either genius or a disaster waiting to happen."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I'm leaning disaster. The original ended in 2015 with a fraction of its audience. Why bring it back?"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Because nostalgia sells, and Ryan Murphy knows how to make a splash. But the music landscape has changed completely."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's my point! Glee worked because it was appointment TV for teens who wanted to hear pop songs reimagined. Now you can get that on TikTok in fifteen seconds."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"But a reboot could tap into a whole new generation. The original launched careers—Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Naya Rivera."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And it also had some of the most uneven writing on television. Remember the later seasons? It was a mess."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I remember the show choir drama, the constant breakups, the random guest stars. It was chaotic, but people loved it."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Loved it until they didn't. Whatever the exact numbers, the show burned out."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Okay, but here's my take: a reboot doesn't need to be the original. It can be a fresh take on show choir, with new characters and new music."},{"host":"Laura","text":"But that's the problem! The original was so tied to its era—the mashups, the themed episodes, the specific pop culture references. A reboot risks feeling like a cover band."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"A cover band can still sell out arenas. And Ryan Murphy has a track record of reinventing things. Look at American Horror Story."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's a different beast entirely. Glee was a high school musical with a very specific tone. If you change the tone, it's not Glee anymore."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I think the real question is whether there's an audience for a show about kids singing their hearts out in a world that's gotten a lot more cynical."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's exactly my point! The world has moved on. The earnestness that made Glee work feels dated now."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Or maybe that earnestness is exactly what people need right now. A little escapism, a little joy."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Oh, come on. Escapism doesn't have to mean resurrecting a show that already had its moment. Let it rest."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I'm not saying it'll be good. I'm saying it's not automatically bad. And the Elvis stat alone proves the original had real cultural weight."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Cultural weight doesn't mean it should come back. Some things are better left in the past."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"You're really dug in on this one."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I am! Because I loved that show, and I don't want to see it tarnished."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Fair enough. We'll see if Ryan Murphy can pull it off. Moving on."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Speaking of music and nostalgia, BlogMickey says an EPCOT music album hits streaming platforms tomorrow."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"EPCOT music? Like the park's background music and attraction themes?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's the claim. Decades of songs from the past and present. But we couldn't independently confirm the release."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"So it's a rumor for now. But if it's real, that's a deep cut for Disney fans."},{"host":"Laura","text":"EPCOT has some genuinely great music—the old Future World themes, the IllumiNations soundtrack. People are obsessed with that stuff."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I'd stream that. There's something about park music that hits different when you're not actually there."},{"host":"Laura","text":"It's like a time machine. One listen and you're back in line for Spaceship Earth."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"You're making me want to book a trip."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Don't tempt me. But seriously, if this album drops tomorrow, it'll be a nice little moment for Disney music fans."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And if it doesn't, well, we'll have to settle for the Glee reboot soundtrack."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Don't even joke about that."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And on that note, we've got more music news coming up."}]}