Glee
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2009-05-19
Synopsis
Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the McKinley High School's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. Going up against McKinley's cruel high school caste system and facing harsh criticism from everyone around him, Will is determined to prove them all wrong.
In the series
This episode is part of Glee (2009–2015) on Fox.
Show choir as cultural weather system — mashups, slushies, and Monday mornings.
Key cast
- Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
- Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson
- Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
- Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
- Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
- Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones