Premieres: September 20
Airs: Tuesdays, 8pm ET/PT
Network: FOX
Who Is In It? Matthew Morrison, Jayma Mays, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz
Where We Left Off: Kurt (Chris Colfer) returned to New Directions in time for the group to travel to New York for nationals, where Finn (Cory Monteith) and Rachel’s (Lea Michele) onstage kiss may have wrecked their chances of winning.
What to Expect: Chord Overstreet (Sam) has left the show. On the romantic front, look for things to heat up between Will (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays), while Finn and Rachel have to deal with their impending graduation and what that means for their future together. LaMarcus Tinker (Friday Night Lights) joins the cast playing a love interest for Mercedes (Amber Riley).
What’s It All About? It’s mainly about being part of something great, which is the goal that brings together a band of McKinley High castoffs in the school’s glee club, New Directions. Under the direction of optimistic teacher Will Schuester (Morrison), New Directions hopes to reach nationals and restore the glory of glee club at McKinley. Armed with a budding ingénue in social pariah Rachel Berry (Michele) and a secret weapon in football star Finn Hudson (Monteith), the group might just be able to accomplish their goal despite overwhelming odds and low expectations.
Where We Left Off: New Directions came up short at Regionals but managed to survive thanks to some unexpected support from Sue Sylvester, and Quinn had Puck’s baby, then gave it up for adoption to Rachel’s real mom.
What to Expect: Guest appearances by John Stamos, Javier Bardem, Charice and possibly Jennifer Lopez and Susan Boyle; the return of Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel; a boyfriend for Kurt; some new cast members; and, of course, lots of music, including a Britney Spears-themed episode (starring Spears herself, airing Sept. 28), another Madonna tribute and songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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