The choir teacher initially had a much darker backstory, the creator reveals in a Glee rewatch podcast.
The creator and producer of the Emmy-winning series revealed that Mr. Schue was initially written forJustin Timberlake.
“That pilot was written for Justin Timberlake.”
Matthew Morrison as William Schuester in ‘Glee’; Justin Timberlake.FOX Image Collection via Getty Images; Jerod Harris/Getty Images
“The NC-17 version of show choir with a weird protagonist who was unraveling.”
Murphy has been making headlines recently for his controversial Netflix series based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
