Is there actually going to be a High School Musical 4?
Production for HSMTMTS season 4 is officially underway, as filming began in September 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. With this timeline in mind, it's possible that new episodes could be released as early as July or August 2023.
After taking a break from East High, season 4 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will see the students back at school as they face senior year — and put on a one of a kind musical. Ahead of the show's season 3 in July 2022, Disney+ announced that HSMTMTS would continue to entertain fans.
So you can expect to see Olivia Rodrigo (Nini), Joshua Bassett (Ricky), Matt Cornett (E.J), Sofia Wylie (Gina), Larry Sapperstein (Big Red), Julia Lester (Ashlyn), Dara Renée (Kourtney), Frankie Rodriguez (Carlos Rodriguez), Mark St Cyr. (Mr. Benjamin Mazzara) and Kate Reinders (Miss Jenn) again.
On 12 March 2017, a controller of Disney Channel, had announced a fifth and final installment of High School Musical would premiere worldwide some-point in 2018, with filming commencing in late 2017. Stay up to date on your fandom with carefully curated and timely Fandom newsletters.
During that same People interview, Federle also confirmed that pretty much everybody from the main series cast will return as well, including newbies like Maddox (Saylor Bell) and Jet (Adrian Lyles), as well as Cornett's EJ, despite having recently graduated.
Troy and Gabriella don't actually have their first kiss until the end of this movie. Though Troy and Gabriella are dating after the events of the first movie, they don't have their first kiss until the end of "High School Musical 2."
For the series' third season, Olivia stepped down from a main cast member to recurring guest star so she would be able to attend awards shows, perform at music festivals, and go on tour in support of her debut album, SOUR.
Which cast members are not returning for HSMTMTS season 4? After appearing as a guest star in season 3, Olivia Rodrigo will not reprise her role as Nini in the upcoming season.
It was recently announced that Hudgens and Efron's fellow East High alums Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, and Kaycee Stroh as well as fan-favorite faculty members Alyson Reed and Bart Johnson will all be reprising their roles in season 4 of Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series for a ...
Olivia has specified in multiple interviews that while she enjoys playing Nini, music is her priority now and, in season 3, she stepped down from being a main cast member in the show. Following an emotional season 3 finale and a touching, personal Instagram post, Olivia has now bid goodbye to the series.
Will Zac Efron be in HSMTMTS?
Corbin Bleu and HSMTMTS showrunner swear Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens aren't in season 3. Apparently those suspiciously timed Instagram shots were just a "coincidence."
Getting Back Together
In the first season finale, Ricky shares his love for Nini and they get back together.
Nini is the first main Disney character to have parents of the same sex along with Ricky Bowen. She is the second major Filipina character in the series, the first being Gabriella who she plays as.
Olivia Rodrigo is coming back to High School Musical: The Musical: The Series just in time for the season 3 finale.
Listen to this article. High School Musical fans assemble. Zac Efron has revealed that he would love to star in a reboot of the HSM franchise. Ever since High School Musical 3: Senior Year came out in cinemas in 2008, fans have been begging Disney for more of the HSM universe.
The big issue with a fourth High School Musical movie is the absence of the original cast and the lack of Ortega as a driving creative force. The familiar group have all left East High behind and even if some of the originals could be convinced to return, Efron and Hudgens were very clearly moving onto pastures new.
Efron did, however, do all of his own singing in the sequels, as all the music in those films had been tailored specifically for his voice. Corbin Bleu came up with the slogans that appear on the shirts that he wears in the movie.