Darren Criss Shares What He Knew About 'Warblers' Spinoff 'Glee' Creator Ryan Murphy Passed On

Darren Criss won over hearts as Blaine Anderson on Glee.

The 35-year-old singer introduced himself as the leader of the Warblers, a glee club that McKinley High’s New Directions faced off against. However, he was impossible to dislike with his preppy style and love of a cappella Katy Perry covers.

It was even easier to like him when he switched teams and started dating Chris Colfer‘s Kurt Hummel.

As a matter of fact, Darren‘s character was so beloved that Glee creator Ryan Murphy recently revealed that he was pitched the idea to do a Warblers-themed spinoff.

“They really did want to do a Darren Criss – Dalton Warblers spinoff,” Ryan told Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz during an appearance on their podcast. “We were talking about doing a Warblers spinoff, but I said I didn’t have the bandwidth. I should’ve done it, actually. Looking back on it, what I wouldn’t kill to have done that show, because it would’ve been great.”

Darren revealed how much he knew about the offer during a recent appearance on the same podcast. Basically, he didn’t know much at all.

Click inside to see what Darren Criss had to say…

The actor told Kevin and Jenna that he didn’t recall talking about the offer with Ryan. At least “definitely not in a serious capacity.”

“Whatever he said is what is the thing. I had no idea,” he added. “I think he probably thought about it, but I think Ryan thinks about a lot of things.”

Darren confirmed that he heard about it for the first time when Ryan made the revelation in 2022.

Did you know Darren auditioned for another Glee role before landing Blaine? He isn’t the only actor who initially wanted a different part.

The podcast appearance also wasn’t Darren‘s only Glee reunion in December.