Two other originals Joy cast considering return for Disney+/Hulu reboot. Heather Morris, who played the giddy and spirited cheerleader Brittany, and Chord Overstreet, who played Sam Evans in the original series, are in talks to return for the reboot, sources confirmed to Deadline.
Overstreet’s Sam was a transfer student at William McKinley High School, who joined the football team and the school’s glee club, New Directions.
They join Lea Michele, who, as we reported Wednesday, is in talks to reprise her character Rachel Berry from the series OG, which aired on Fox from 2009 to 2015.
Disney+ and Hulu announced a series order for the reboot earlier this week.
Co-creator Ryan Murphy said last month that he had been in contact with “about 10 of the original cast members” of the series, although no casting has been announced as part of the series order. The reboot comes from the original show’s producer 20th Television.
The original Joy the cast included Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale and Matthew Morrison as well as Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, the late Naya Rivera and Darren Criss.
Located at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, Joy followed the members of New Directions, a glee club participating in the show choir circuit, while addressing social issues. Each episode featured a musical performance.
The original Joy, created by Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, won six Emmy Awards over its six seasons, including for Murphy and Lynch as well as guest stars such as Neil Patrick Harris and Gwyneth Paltrow. It is currently streaming on Hulu.
Rosy Cordero contributed to this report.
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