Musical comedy-drama about the misfits who make up a high-school singing club and teacher Will Schuester, the one-time glee-club star who leads them and must constantly protect his charges from the malevolent schemes of the diabolical cheerleader coach, Sue Sylvester. A "High School Musical" with bite created by Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck"), "Glee" was one of the breakout hits of Fall 2009 and ran for five more entertaining seasons.