Chris Colfer in Talks Over Kurt Hummel Return to 'Glee' Reboot

By Tom Whitfield

Chris Colfer has confirmed he is in conversations about reprising Kurt Hummel in the "Glee" reboot now in development at Disney+ and Hulu — but he has not signed anything. Speaking on The Daily Beast's "Obsessed: The Podcast," the actor said he has had a "nice conversation with someone" about the revival and "I'm gonna have more conversations soon."

"From what I heard, it sounded very funny and it sounded like a good idea," Colfer said. "So we'll see."

That hedged language matters. News of the reboot broke in late October, and Variety reported soon after that original cast member Lea Michele is set to return as Rachel Berry. Colfer's comments confirm interest, not a deal. Given the close on-screen bond between Kurt and Rachel, fans had speculated whether Kurt would follow Rachel back to William McKinley's choir room.

What does this change for the reboot?

At minimum, it signals that the revival's producers are talking to the show's most decorated cast member. Colfer starred as Kurt across all six seasons of "Glee," which ran on Fox from 2009 to 2015. He won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a television series and earned two Emmy nominations in the supporting actor category.

The character's ending also leaves the door structurally open: the series finale left Kurt married to his longtime boyfriend Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), with Rachel serving as the surrogate for their child. A reboot could pick up Kurt and Blaine as parents — a direction Colfer addressed directly.

"I'm sure he and Blaine would have very different parenting techniques," he said. "I think Blaine would be a gentle parent, and Kurt would not. I think Kurt would punish his children with scathing looks."

What does Colfer want from a returning Kurt?

Power, apparently. "At this point I'm just curious," Colfer said of the reboot. "We did so much stuff that was revolutionary and groundbreaking at the time. I'd be very curious to see how they keep that up."

Asked where he would like to find the character, he did not hold back: "I would love to see him like a Miranda Priestly-type, running his own fashion blog or a magazine. I could also see him on tour with Chappell Roan, styling her. There's a lot of fun avenues they could explore."

The Miranda Priestly pitch — a "Devil Wears Prada" reference — is a fan-facing suggestion, not a plot confirmation. Nothing in Colfer's comments indicates the writers have settled on Kurt's storyline.

The weight the cast carries

Colfer was also asked about mounting a reboot after the deaths that have touched the "Glee" ensemble. Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, died after Season 4 from an accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol. Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, drowned in 2020 at 33 while saving her four-year-old son.

"It was really hard going back to the show after Cory passed, and I'm sure it'd be really difficult, especially now that Naya's gone too," Colfer said. "But I guess you have to think, are you going to let the loss of two people you love very much prevent you from being around a dozen other people you love as well? There's a lot to think about with it."

That ambivalence — curiosity weighed against grief — is the honest read of where things stand. A Kurt Hummel return is plausible, discussed and creatively mapped in Colfer's own head. It is not yet announced. The full interview is available on The Daily Beast's website; until Disney+ or Hulu confirms casting, "we'll see" remains the operative phrase.