Ryan Murphy says he wants a Glee 'do over pilot' with Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein

Glee cast in 2010.
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To paraphrase Ryan Murphy: "OG Glee cast, don't read this. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein … hello."

On Friday, the Glee co-creator posted on Instagram about how he wished he'd lived in a world in 2009 where he had "access to" the "talent" of Platt and Feldstein, imagining how he would have written a "new pilot" where they starred alongside Lea Michele, who played Rachel Berry in the original.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.