It takes a lot to break the internet these days, but announcing the reunion of the original High School Musical cast is a pretty good start.
That’s (sort of) what happened last week at Disney’s D23 Convention, where it was revealed that the upcoming fourth season of Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will feature a storyline where High School Musical 4: The Reunion is being filmed at the real East High, and the show’s characters will all be cast as extras.
The specifics of which actors from the original Disney Channel franchise will return to film this movie-within-a-show remain unclear, but it’s safe to assume that Corbin Bleu — who already recurred in Season 3 as an exaggerated version of himself — is game to play.
“Corbin had such a good time this season, he said, ‘If you ever want me to come back, just know this has been so much fun,'” HSM:TM:TS showrunner Tim Federle tells TVLine. “So that sort of inspired me to think, ‘What if our kids went back to school and had to be extras in a movie?’ Our show is so absurdly meta, it’s just going to turn into Inception one day. We’re really excited.”
But let’s clear up one false assumption right now: Despite Zac Efron (on July 22) and Vanessa Hudgens (June 26) both posting pictures of themselves at the real East High, the photos were not taken for this.
“I’m going to chalk that up to being a remarkable coincidence, but we’d love to get Zac and Vanessa and all of them back, so we’re actively working on that right now,” Federle says.
Which original Wildcats do you hope to see in Season 4 of HSM:TM:TS? Drop a comment below with your thoughts on the show’s most meta twist.
I’m still hoping they’ll embrace the more adult concept that went viral a few years ago with a fan made trailer, would be amazing to see the characters back in their late 20s/early 30s and trying figuring out life compared to the dreamy one they had and expected to have at the end of HSM3 (the target would be the same people who grew up with those movies now also in that age…buy yeah given what happened with Lizzie McGuire I guess it’s impossible).
Ashley I think would be up for it, on her tiktok she’s usung HSM songs very often
High School Musical 4, they all gather to save the school or something. In my dad’s mind (because he’s a dyed in the wool girl dad and watched every movie with me and my sisters), they all gather together for a Troy and Gabriella wedding. And sing “We’re Finally Getting Married” to the tune of “We’re All in this Together”.
All of them
Zack n possibly Vanessa.i hope they come back they were the hit of the move.i still watch one to three season.my all time favorite with them it be no hsm.
Zac Efron
I love you. Mr Zachary David Alexander Efron
Claro me encantaría poder verlos nuevamente, fue una trilogía que marcó mi vida de adolescente y hasta hoy día sigue en mi vida, lamentó tanto los inconvenientes entre Vanessa y Zac, sin embargo ya deben ser adultos y sobrellevar todo como adultos que son. Me encantaría volver a verlos juntos a todo el elenco original.
I find it really interesting that Zac and Vanessa made those posts. I’d love to know more about what led to them doing that. Was there an anniversary or something? It makes me think they would be more open to it which is something I would have never thought a few years ago.
I think if you asked them 5-6 years ago if they would just do it that would be one thing. Like to do a whole project out of nowhere is a big commitment. But to pop in for a guest spot on an episode or two for a show that is already in production is a much smaller ask.
I also think as time goes by it’s easier to appreciate what these types of roles do for your career. When you are just getting out of them you really just want to get them behind you and not look back. Compare Miley’s recent comments about Hannah Montana to her post about burying her corpse in the backyard lmao
I mean I didn’t fault her for either
hola soy Javier.
soy tv
Zac and Vanessa
I think that within the confines of the fictional reunion movie, they can probably get them all back. Getting them all to appear in a scene together, that is another story. Doing a real High School Musical 4 is also highly unlikely. My daughter really enjoyed the original movies, and the series has been very entertaining. I hope it all works out.
I obviously would love to see all the original cast back but What I would love the most is to see Zac, Vanessa, and Ashley T. I would love that! I love the show.