Glee is gearing up for what it hopes will be an exciting winter run, and we've got an early look at how the show will return on January 17. Namely:

With a Real Housewife of Atlanta and an homage to an all-time classic musical.

First, feast your eyes on the debut of NeNe Leakes as Coach Roz, who is set to make life Hell for both Sue and her new synchronized swimming charge, Sam Evans:

Sam, of course, will join the squad in order to impress Mercedes. It looks like he'll also make like Grease's Danny Zuko with the same goal in mind, as two other photos from the episode "Yes/No" depict Sam as this iconic John Travolta character and his crush as Olivia Newton John's Sandy.

Visit our Glee photo gallery to see this pair recreate the duet "Summer Lovin" now.

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