We’ve been out for quite some time, but we’re back to give you some spoilers! You may have read several of these out there, but here’s a collection of all those spoilers (especially for those who weren’t able to keep track of all the interviews, press events, panels, and everything!):
New Characters:
- Kurt gets a boyfriend. An “everyday guy.” He’s going to be struggling with his sexuality and Kurt is going to help him through this. Ryan wants them to be prom king and prom king. This plot line is apparently delayed past the first few episodes.*
- A Christian country singer (a la Carrie Underwood) is supposed to come on. No word on how big this role is going to be. She’s also supposed to have a pretty big problem with Kurt and his boyfriend being gay.
- Sam Elliot will be played by Chord Overstreet. Sam is a football player. Finn will take Sam under his wing, and will ultimately become Finn’s rival. He will also have a special relationship with Quinn.
- Mercedes gets a love interest, too. A “male version of herself”.
- Charice will be guest starring as a foreign exchange student and a rival to Rachel. Her character will start out very small, but as the season progresses she will get bigger. Charice starts filiming on July 28th with the rest of the cast, so I’m assuming she’ll be in the first episode.
- Dot Jones will be playing Shannon Beiste (pronounced BEEST) the new football coach, replacing Ken Tanaka, who will no longer be on Glee.
- Cheyenne Jackson will be replacing Idina Menzel’s role as the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline. This will be a major, recurring role.
- John Stamos will have a recurring role as Emma’s dentist boyfriend.
- Javier Bardem will appear as a rock star who befriends Artie. “We’re going to rock the house,” the 41-year-old Gleek tells EW. “We’re going to do some heavy metal — Spanish heavy metal, which is the worst.”
- Wouldn’t call these new characters, but ones we haven’t seen yet. We’re going to get to see Rachel’s gay dads, Artie’s mother, and some of Mercedes’ home life, so maybe her parents, as well. Ryan teases that Brittany has a smart older sister.
- Carol Burnett will be playing Sue’s mother. 1 episode.
- Paul McCartney will guest star.
*They’re saying that Sam Elliot is NOT Kurt’s boyfriend. The theory? They’re pulling back on all the hype so Sam can have a surprise “coming out” moment. The same way Idina being Rachel’s mother was a surprise.
