We may have not seen the last of Chord Overstreet on “Glee.” Producers want him to remain recurring

There have been some mighty upset Gleeks out there since reports surfaced that Chord Overstreet was being dropped from the cast of Glee. The blond actor with the pouty lips has played Sam since the start of last season.

Well, TV/Line is reporting that Chord is indeed still wanted on the show even though he was not promoted to full-fledged regular as were Darren Criss and Harry Shum Jr.

“His option to be a series regular was just not picked up at this time,” a source tells TV/Lime’s Michael Ausiello. “If Chord wants to appear on Glee, the choice is his. The Glee writers like his Sam character, and have plans to write for him. He and his reps have been told that he is welcome back to Glee, and everyone hopes he will show up on August 10 when filming begins.”

The insider points out that it took Shum “two years to become a regular,” adding, “If Chord has a great season, which we expect he will, then he will become a regular like Harry, possibly as early as January.”

Let’s hope returns and doesn’t get some kind of bad advice to blow the show off because he wasn’t made a regular. Glee remains a phenomenon and he should remain a part of it.