Season 4 cast: who’s staying, who’s going?
CONFIRMED MAIN CAST
- Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
- Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
- Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson
- Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson
- Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce
- Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans
- Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez
- Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang
- Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams
- Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
- Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury
- Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
- Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman
- Dean Geyer as Brody Weston
CONFIRMED RECURRING CAST/GUEST STARS
- Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray (filming a movie in France; likely not appearing for at least the first couple episodes)
- Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones
- Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman
- Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang
- Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste
- Samuel Larson as Joe Hart
- NeNe Leakes as Roz Washington
- Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta
- Alex Newell as Wade “Unique” Adams
- Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson
- Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel
- Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins
- Kate Hudson as Cassandra July
- Sarah Jessica Parker as [TBA]
- Melissa Benoist as Marley
- Becca Tobin as Kitty
- TBA: Winner of The Glee Project season 2
CONFIRMED DEPARTURES
- Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes
- Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan
- Production team: Allison Adler (co-executive producer/writer) and Marti Noxon (consulting producer/writer)
UNKNOWN
- Max Adler as David Karofsky
- Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
- Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James
- Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran
- Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel
- Lindsay Pearce as Harmony
- Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson-Hummel
- Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe
- Jessica Sanchez as [TBA] - in talks with producers for a multi-episode arc
- Cheryl Cole as [TBA] - said to be making a cameo
- Adam Levine as [TBA] - in discussion with Ryan Murphy for a guest spot this season
- Matt Bomer as Cooper Anderson - would return if asked
- Gloria Estefan as Maribel Lopez - would return if asked
(Source: glee.wikia.com)