A new Discovery+ documentary will reveal the scandals and tragedies behind the scenes of the feel good musical series ‘Glee’
Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan , the series ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015. ‘Glee’ catapulted its young cast to TV stardom and provided many iconic musical numbers and one-liners, but its legacy has been seen something marred by, among other things, rumored feuds.
The documentary will dive into them and the aftermath of ‘ The Curse of Glee ‘: the deaths of three of the main cast members : Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman) and Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez).
“‘Glee’ was a once-in-a-generation cultural phenomenon that courageously challenged societal norms and sparked groundbreaking discussions of sexuality, race, disability and family ,” said Jason Sarlanis, Warner Bros. Discovery chief streaming officer. , it’s a statement.
“Each week, music brought joy to many people, but sadly, even one of the happiest shows on television couldn’t escape the darker underbelly of Hollywood and the frenzy of growing social media.”
Celebrating the show’s indelible mark on pop culture and its unprecedented success, ‘The Price of Glee’ takes a hard look at the intense pressure that results from being catapulted to stardom and sheds new light on the terrible tragedies that befell the cast and crew. ‘Glee’ crew.”
In a recent interview, Murphy looked back on the show and admitted that it should have ended after Monteith’s death.
‘Glee’ honored the late actor with an episode titled ‘The Quarterback’, which the series creator now believes was done too soon.
“It would be like, ‘That’s the end of it.’ Because you can’t really recover from something like that. It wasn’t a normal death where someone is sick and you can see it. It happened very quickly, without warning,” Murphy told TVLine in November.