Kate Hudson | Glee

• Genre: Jukebox musical, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Teen drama
• Created by: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
• Showrunner: Ryan Murphy
• Starring: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele,Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Mike O'Malley, Naya Rivera, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., Chord Overstreet, Jacob Artist, Melissa Benoist, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Becca Tobin, Dot-Marie Jones
• Ending theme: "Time for Some Girl Talk"
• Composer: James S. Levine
• No. of seasons: 6
• No. of episodes: 121
• Executive producers: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Ian Brennan, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Bradley Buecker, Matthew Morrison
• Producers: Alexis Martin Woodall, Michael Novick, Kenneth Silverstein, Robert Del Valle, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
• Production locations: Hollywood, California
• Cinematography: Christopher Baffa, Michael Goi, Joaquin Sedillo
• Running time: 40–48 minutes
• Production companies: Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
• Network: Fox
• Release: May 19, 2009 – March 20, 2015

When high school Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) becomes the director of the school's failing Glee club, New Directions, he hopes to be able to rejuvenate it. The club competes in the choir competition circuit. It's been called "a High School Musical for adults", the series follows the club and its mixture of oddball members as they try and restore it to its former glory. It is a musical comedy in which the eager and ambitious students not only compete to win the Nationals, but also have to deal with the tough and cruel realities of their school, McKinley High. At the same time, Will is trying to rejuvenate his failing love life while preventing the school's cheer leading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) from sabotaging the choir.

"The New Rachel"

Rachel begins school at NYADA, where she bonds with junior Brody Weston and accidentally offends her tough dance instructor, Cassandra July, who begins to push Rachel as much as she can. At McKinley High, the rebuilding of New Directions begins; Wade "Unique" Adams transfers schools to join the group, who have become popular after winning Nationals. Tina, Brittany, Blaine, and Unique compete to see who will be "The New Rachel". Kurt aids director Will Schuester in finding potential recruits, which includes the timid Marley Rose and Puck's half brother Jake, who refuses to join the group when he is not allowed to finish his audition song. Marley is welcomed into New Directions, but is upset when she hears them making fun of an obese lunch lady, whom she reveals is her mother. The glee club members apologize, and their actions motivate head cheerleader Kitty Wilde to deem them unpopular once more. Blaine encourages Kurt to go to New York and follow his dreams.

"Britney 2.0"

Sue kicks Brittany off the Cheerios due to her bad grades and replaces her with Kitty, causing Brittany to become depressed. Hoping to cheer her up, Emma convinces Will to have New Directions perform Britney Spears' songs to help Brittany find inspiration. Brittany reveals to Sam that she misses Santana, who is attending University of Louisville. Sam tells Brittany that he will be her friend, and Britany later convinces Sue to reinstate her on the Cheerios. Rachel confronts Cassandra for picking on her students; Cassandra explains that she wants to show them the harsh realities of the show business world. Marley expresses a romantic interest in Jake, and the two share a romantic moment. Puck returns after being called by Will; he meets Jake for the first time and encourages him to join New Directions. Jake later tells Marley that he is joining the group, but she is upset to learn that he is dating Kitty.

"Glease"

Sue opposes to Finn's new role as interim director of New Directions, citing his age and lack of qualifications, and declares her truce with the glee club to be over. The McKinley High production of Grease opens, and Santana returns to replace Unique, who has been pulled out to perform by her parents. Rachel lands an audition for an off-Broadway production, and she and Kurt return to Lima to watch the musical. While they are away, Cassandra seduces Brody to spite Rachel. Kitty convinces Marley that she is genetically predisposed to be overweight and that she needs to induce vomit in order to maintain a healthy weight. Ryder finds Marley trying to vomit in the bathroom; he convinces her against inducing vomit, and later kisses her backstage as Jake looks on. The New Directions celebrate the positive reviews of Grease, and Will says his goodbyes to the glee club as Finn officially takes over.

"Swan Song"

In the wake of Marley's collapse, the New Directions leave the stage to tend to Marley, disqualifying them from the competition; the Warblers are declared the winners of Sectionals. With New Directions' performance season over, Sue claims the choir room and auditorium for her own use, while the dejected glee club members take up other extracurricular activities. Brittany and Sam begin dating. Finn starts to contemplate his future with the glee club upon their loss and disbanding, but Rachel advises him to never give up on his dreams, after which Finn convinces the New Directions to regroup. In New York, Rachel gets invited to perform for the Winter Showcase by Carmen Tibideaux as the tension between her and Cassandra increases. At the showcase, Carmen gives Kurt a second chance to audition for NYADA by having him perform for the showcase's audience. Kurt's performance receives a standing ovation, and he is admitted to NYADA.

"Wonder-ful"

Will encourages the New Directions to perform Stevie Wonder songs to celebrate the wonderful things in their lives. Rachel worries when Cassandra finds out about her Funny Girl audition, but is surprised when Cassandra congratulates her; Cassandra tells Rachel that her bullying and apparent hate was meant to push her into becoming a better artist. Mercedes, who is recording her first album, returns to Lima with Mike and Kurt to help the New Directions prepare for Regionals. Mercedes cancels her contract when the record label tries to force her to change her image, and instead plans to pursue her dreams through different means. Kurt discovers that Burt's cancer is in remission. Artie has been accepted into a film school in New York City, but is scared of how his mother will react to him living by himself. Kitty steps in by telling Artie's mother about his feelings on leaving; Artie's mother later confronts him and shows her support, after which an emboldened Artie decides to go to New York.