“It was simply surreal,” Naya Rivera’s father says in an interview for the docuseries.
“The Value of Glee,” a brand new three-part docuseries, is exploring “the calls for of being on successful TV collection and darkish behind-the-scenes drama” — together with the untimely deaths of three unique “Glee” stars.
Investigation Discovery launched the primary trailer for its restricted collection concerning the hit Fox dramedy on Thursday. The footage teased a deeper look into the lives and deaths of Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera and Mark Salling.
Monteith, who performed Finn Hudson on the musical present, died at age 31 after an unintentional heroin overdose again in 2013.
Simply weeks earlier than Salling — who portrayed Noah “Puck” Puckerman — was scheduled to be sentenced to jail for possession of kid pornography he dedicated suicide at age 35 in 2018.
And Rivera, who took on the function of Santana Lopez, died at age 33 when she drowned on a boating journey along with her son at Lake Piru.
“In Could 2009, 10 younger actors made their TV debut on Glee. By 2020, all of them could be well-known, and three could be useless,” the trailer declares in daring textual content. “I do not wish to say the C phrase — the ‘curse’ phrase — however that is the place your thoughts goes,” one insider says.
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The footage focuses on among the chilling particulars of their deaths. One clip confirmed footage of Salling in a physique bag, whereas one other highlighted footage from a press convention held by police after Rivera’s physique was found within the Southern California lake.
Rivera’s father additionally seems within the trailer, saying, “I knew that was the highest of the mountain for Naya. On your child. It was simply surreal.”
Whereas the Ryan Murphy-created collection aired its final episode in 2015, the docuseries’ description claims it is going to shed new mild onto what went down behind the scenes “with unbiased filters.”
Viewers will reportedly “hear straight from these outdoors of the solid bubble who can present no-strings-attached views, comparable to: relations and mates of Glee solid members; those that had been on the set and near it, comparable to set decorators, hairdressers, stylists and publicists; and leisure reporters who coated the phenomenon.” It doesn’t seem anybody within the solid is concerned.
Along with Monteith, Rivera and Salling, “Glee” starred Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Harry Shum Jr., Dianna Agron, and Darren Criss.
“The Value of Glee” will premiere on Jan. 16 at 9 p.m. on Investigation Discovery.
