The final season cast includes Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Saylor Bell Curda, and Adrian Lyles.
Season four will feature a reunion of the original cast members from the High School Musical movies. Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh play fictionalized versions of themselves as the cast returns to the high school where they shot the original High School Musical.
Disney+ revealed more about the series' return in the press release below:
“Disney+ and Walt Disney Records give viewers a preview of Season Four of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series with the music video debut of High School Reunion, available today on DisneyMusicVEVO. premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday, August 9, and the original soundtrack, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season from Walt Disney Records, will be released on all streaming platforms on Thursday, August 10.
A preview of the musical opening number, High School Reunion is a high-energy pop anthem performed by High School Musical franchise alumni Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel and Kaycee Stroh and features series regulars Sofia Wylie and Matthew Sato. The original song was written by Mitch Allan, Chantry Johnson and Michelle Zarlenga and produced by Mitch Allan and Chantry Johnson, with series choreography by Zach Woodlee.
The 28-track original soundtrack showcases a wide variety of music, including new original songs and music from High School Musical 3 and throughout the High School Musical franchise.
In season four of the Emmy and TCA Awards nominated series, created and produced by Tim Federle, the Wildcats return to East High to prepare a stage production of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. But in a meta twist typical of the series, plans are disrupted when Disney announces that the highly anticipated High School Musical 4: The Reunion movie will be shot on location at their beloved high school.
The new season features an ensemble cast of Wildcats, including Joshua Bassett (as Ricky), Sofia Wylie (as Gina), Dara Reneé (as Kourtney), Julia Lester (as Ashlyn), Frankie Rodriguez (as Carlos), Kate Reinders (as Miss Jenn) and Liamani Segura (as Emmy).
Also starring are recurring guest stars Kylie Cantrall (as Dani), Matthew Sato (as Mack), Caitlin Reilly (as Quinn), and Vasthy Mompoint (as Krystal), as well as Mark St. Cyr (as Mr. Mazzara), Matt Cornett (as E.J.), Larry Saperstein (as Big Red), Joe Serafini (as Seb), Adrian Lyles (as Jet), and Saylor Bell Curda (as Maddox).
In addition, High School Musical franchise alumni Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh play themselves and reprise their High School Musical roles as Chad Danforth, Taylor McKessie, Ryan Evans, Coach Jack Bolton, Ms. Darbus and Martha Cox. The Wildcats play extras in the film.
The music video for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season four can be found below.