Brace yourselves, Gleeks.
Glee exec producer Ryan Murphy just told to The Hollywood Reporter that not only will Rachel, Finn and Kurt graduate from McKinley High at the end of the upcoming third season, but all three of their portrayers — Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer — are “not going to be back at all for Season 4.”
That’s right, kids. He said At. All.
“You can keep them on the show for six years and people will criticize you for not being realistic,” he added, “or you can be really true to life and say when they started the show they were very clearly sophomores and they should graduate at the end of their senior year.
“We’ve never done anything by the book,” Murphy continued. “We made that decision and I involved Chris and Lea and they thought that was a good idea. They both trust the writing and trust me and felt that it would be great to have an open and closed experience for them to go out while they were on top.”
Murphy goes on to acknowledge that unlike Colfer and Michele, he has yet to discuss any of this with Monteith. But it shouldn’t come as much of a shock since the actor knew Finn “was a sophomore when the show started.”
NO LEA MICHELE?! :(
Sad, cause it will be different. But it will make the show more realistic. :)
This breaks my heart, so, so much.
GLEE WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEIR CHARACTERS!!!
I’m pissed. they are some of my favorites. and there were others who were sophomores too! so so so so so pissed.
I.CAN’T.TAKE.THIS.I’LL.DIE.
WHAT IS LIFE.
NO LEA MICHELE?! :(
Uhhhh, did you expect them to hang around high school forever? There are only so many times you can recycle the same...
I’m still in shock. :( This can’t be happening. #Glee
OMGeee. Rachel Berry. My Headband. Only Child. Legwarmers. T_T Yer irreplaceable!
awww :( well ok
Honestly close to tears here. Not going to lie, but Lea and Chris are the main reasons people watch this show… Good luck...
MAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
what they’re NOT telling us is that he pitched a New York show about them all in New York and...
WHAT