Season One (Glee: The Re-Up)

**Season One** of *Glee: The Re-Up* was picked up by FOX on January 8, 2018.

The season was originally supposed to consist of 23 episodes but FOX later ordered 7 more scripts, increasing its total to 30 episodes.

The season premiered on September 4, 2019 with *There's Nobody Home* and ended with *TBA* and *TBA* on May 26, 2020.

The spin-off picks up a few months after the original series' fifth season and focuses on a high school Glee Club called the New Directions, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.

The first season introduced several new characters, such as Jane Hayward, Spencer Porter, Roderick Meeks, Mason McCarthy and Madison McCarthy. Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Lea Michele, Jacob Artist, Melissa Benoist, Alex Newell, Becca Tobin and Jane Lynch returned as part of the main cast. Chord Overstreet, Jenna Ushkowitz and Matthew Morrison were demoted to recurring guest stars.

The plot focuses on the aftermath of the New Directions' downfall, Rachel Berry's failure in Los Angeles as well as what the rest of the New York gang and the rest of the alumni are doing.

## Characters

### Main Cast

* Lea Michele as Rachel Berry (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (2/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Alex Newell as Unique Adams (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman (3/30) (episodes 1-2)
* Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn (3/30) (episodes 1-2)

### Recurring Cast

#### Special Guest Stars

* Demi Lovato as Dani (2/30) (episodes 2, 11)
* Gina Gershon as Pam Anderson (2/30) (episodes 3, 7)
* Sarah Jessica Parker as Isabelle Wright (2/30) (episodes 3, 12)
* Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James (1/30) (episodes 15)
* Whoopi Goldberg as Carmen Tibideaux (1/30) (episodes 14)
* Jeff Goldblum as Hiram Berry (1/30) (episodes 1)
* Brian Stokes Mitchell as LeRoy Berry (1/30) (episodes 1)
* Kristen Schaal as Mary Halloran (1/30) (episodes 1)

#### Guest Stars

* NeNe Leakes as Roz Washington (8/30) (episodes 2, 4-10)
* Dot Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste (8/30) (episodes 2, 4-10)
* Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans (7/30) (episodes 4-10)
* Matthew Morrison as William Schuester (5/30) (episodes 6-10)
* Trisha Rae Stahl as Millie Rose (6/30) (episodes 1-2, 4-5, 7-8)
* Christopher Cousins as Superintendent Bob Harris (4/30) (episodes 1, 4-5, 10)
* Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce (4/30) (episodes 3-4, 7, 10)
* Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams (3/30) (episodes 4, 7, 10)
* Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury (3/30) (episodes 6-7, 9)
* Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang (2/30) (episodes 4, 10)
* Iqbal Theba as Mr. Figgins (1/30) (episodes 1)
* Aisha Tyler as Lorraine Puckerman (3/30) (episodes 2-3, 9, 13)
* Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang (1/30) (episodes 4)
* Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray (3/30) (episodes 4, 14-15)
* Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman (4/30) (episodes 4, 9, 14-15)
* Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson (1/30) (episodes 4)
* Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel (3/30) (episodes 5, 7, 13)
* Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe (2/30) (episodes 2, 13)
* Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel (1/30) (episodes 13)
* Mark Christopher Lawrence as Rob Adams (1/30) (episodes 13)
* Davenia McFadden as Betty Adams (1/30) (episodes 13)

#### Co-Stars

* Billy Lewis Jr. as Mason McCarthy (14/30) (episodes 2-15)
* Laura Dreyfuss as Madison McCarthy (14/30) (episodes 2-15)
* Marshall Williams as Spencer Porter (14/30) (episodes 2-15)
* Noah Guthrie as Roderick Meeks (14/30) (episodes 2-15)
* Samantha Marie Ware as Jane Hayward (12/30) (episodes 4-15)
* J.J. Totah as Myron Muskovitz (0/30) (episodes)
* Finneas O'Connell as Alistair (2/30) (episodes 14-15)
* TBA. as TBA. (0/30) (episodes)
* TBA. as TBA. (0/30) (episodes)

## Chapters

* CHAPTER ONE
* CHAPTER TWO
* CHAPTER THREE

* **The Rise of New Directions Chapter** (There's Nobody Home — Family Reunion):
	+ TBA.

- **The Road to Sectionals Chapter** (The Newbie-rections — Meet Me Under the Mistletoe):
	* TBA.

- **The New York Baby Chapter** (Start of Something Special — TBA.):
	* TBA.

## Spoilers

#### Confirmed Songs

* **The Winner Takes It All** by *ABBA* (Sue Sylvester and Will Schuester)
* **A Moment Like This** by *Leona Lewis* (Marley Rose)
* **Kiss the Boy** by *Keiynan Lonsdale* (Mason McCarthy)
* **Heart Attack** by *Demi Lovato* (New Directions Girls)
* **Rise** by *Glee* (New Directions)
* **Paper Rings** by *Taylor Swift* (Brittany Pierce)
* **Here's To Never Growing Up** by *Avril Lavigne* (New Directions)....

#### Episodes

* Brittany will be on **World War Glee**.
* Superintendent Bob, Emma, Puck, Quinn, Sam and Tina will be on **Start of Something Special**.
* Jesse, Puck, Quinn, Sam and Tina will be on **Love is Patient, Love is Kind**.
* There will be a Beyoncé tribute episode called **Glee-yoncé**.
* There will be an ABBA tribute episode called **The Winner Takes It All**.
* There will be an episode focused on girl groups called **Women Are More Than Muses**.
* The season will have the first Internationals episode.