Investigation Discovery's new docuseries about the dark behind-the-scenes truth of the award-winning teen musical series, Glee, officially hit Discovery+ on January 16. The Price of Glee not only captures the meteoric rise of the Ryan Murphy-led series, but the tragic deaths of some of its cast members, including Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera.
Through interviews with publicists, crew members, journalists, and relatives of the Glee cast, the three-part documentary taps into unfortunate events that unfolded during the show's six-season run, including the alleged bullying cast members faced from Lea Michele and the reportedly abusive marriage between Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner.Ahead, find the biggest takeaways from ID's docuseries, The Price of Glee.
Just like their characters, Rachel and Finn, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith had an unlikely romance off-screen. The couple began dating in 2012 and even got engaged before Cory tragically passed away from a heroin overdose in July 2013. On The Price of Glee, crew members shared that they were weary of their relationship.
"I did not understand the two of them together," Garrett Greer, an assistant to the executive producer of Glee, said in the documentary. "I had friends who lived in New York and grew up with Lea, so I was very aware of her reputation. She had a rep for being a little bit difficult."
"I found that interesting that they ended up together. I was really very surprised," said Barbara Munch, who decorated sets for the series during its first two seasons.According to The Price of Glee, Cory Monteith's drug addiction started a few years after his parents got divorced, when he was 13. The documentary revealed that he would skip school to use drugs and that he went on to attend many schools and programs for troubled teens. In 2001, he went to rehab at 19 years old, after his mother and friends staged an intervention. However, it wasn't until the end of Glee's second season that he publicly addressed his struggle with addiction. "I feel like I had to step in at some point and relate to people with my experience and where I come from," he said during an interview at the time, per The Calgary Herald.
Glee season 3 hair department head Dugg Kirkpatrick described one of the last times he saw Cory before his death in 2013 and reiterated a heartbreaking story that the actor allegedly told him during a haircut. "He said he was at a party and he hadn't been drinking and wanted to have a drink but knew he shouldn't," Dugg explained. "And he was told by a certain cast member that same night, 'You know, if you want to have a drink, you should have a drink. I'll be here, you can always trust that I will be here for you.'"
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