Chord Overstreet at KIIS FM's 2011 Wango Tango Concert at the Staples Center. (Los Angeles, CA)
Chord Overstreet, who plays the role of Sam on
Glee, will not be returning to the series as a regular next fall.
Overstreet, who joined the cast in season 2, will not be a series regular, but will be featured as a guest star in future episodes.
Darren Criss, who plays Kurt’s boyfriend Blaine, and Harry Shum, Jr., who is well known for his dance moves on the show, will be
promoted to series regulars.
“Well it’s been a good yr too bad its over, time for summer and starting fresh,” Overstreet
tweeted on Friday.
The 22-year-old also shared the news that he will be working on a solo album soon.
“I will deff make a solo album! There is nothing stopping me,” he
tweeted.
Overstreet just wrapped up the
Glee tour with his fellow cast members. According to
PopEater.com, fans that weren’t able to make it to the concert can catch it in a movie form that is set to hit theaters on August 12.