Glee, which premiered in 2009, was never expected to become the entertainment behemoth that it did. But the show from creator Ryan Murphy, about the ups and downs of a high school glee club, became a ratings juggernaut and thrust several formerly unknown actors into the spotlight. Within the first two seasons, the stars of Glee became some of the biggest celebrities of the 2010s, and their fame continued after the show wrapped up its sixth and final season in 2015 and many of them moved onto other projects.\
The 2013 death of the beloved actor Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, brought renewed attention to the show and its stars and generated new interest in what happened behind the scenes. There were reports of ongoing feuds between the stars, a workhorse mentality that had the stars rarely ever taking a break, and sadly, more tragic deaths to come.To this day, a fervent fan base continues to support the Glee cast, and still clamors for details about what happened on set. There was excitement when Investigation Discovery announced back in December that they would be releasing a three-part docuseries about the television series, The Price of Glee, that re-examined the deaths of the show’s major stars—in addition to Monteith, Mark Salling in 2018 and Naya Rivera in 2020. But when the trailer was released, that excitement was largely extinguished.
In the trailer, one of the interview subjects (who is revealed to be a cinematographer, Christopher Baffa) mentions that there might be a “curse” on the show. It’s not the first time the idea of a curse was mentioned in reference to the series; the idea had floated around on social media, to the displeasure of fans. The idea that the docuseries would focus on a curse gave it an impression of salaciousness and exploitation, prompting fans and cast members alike to begin to speak out against it.
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