Lea Michele 'Glee' Spinoff: Season 5 Star's New Show Rumors Stir, Created by Ryan Murphy? [VIDEO]
Lea Michele may be getting her own spinoff for her character on Glee after the series ends in 2015.
A new report by RadarOnline claims that Glee creator Ryan Murphy is developing a spinoff for Michele's character Rachel Berry. The project "will be announced soon," according to an insider close to the deal.
"They're making the deals now and it also presents a viable exit plan for the main Glee series itself - in that some of its core cast would also migrate to the Lea Michele project as Glee is showing signs of aging," the insider added.
Glee is still in a transitional period after the death of star Cory Monteith (who played Finn) this summer. The producers have allegedly been in talks with Fox about where to go with the show as it enters its final year next fall.
Some of the plans that have been discussed include setting the entire show in New York City for season 6 as well as sending Kurt (Chris Colfer) to Russia.
This isn't the first time the possibility of a Glee spinoff has occurred. Naya Rivera, who plays Santana on the series, said that she would love for there to be a spinoff featuring her character as the lead.
Assuming the "Lea Michele project" comes to fruition, Rivera may find herself as one of the leads on the series considering their overlapping stoyrlines in the current season of Glee.
Glee airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Fox. The series finale is expected to air in May 2015.