‘Glee’ Controversies Discovery+ Docuseries Ample Leisure – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ and ID are exploring the actual story behind Fox’s hit sequence Glee.

The streamer has ordered a three-part docuseries from Ample Leisure, the corporate behind HBO docuseries The Invisible Pilot and Fb’s 9 Months with Courteney Cox.

The sequence may have entry to key solid and crew members, who will share first-hand tales of their time on the comedy drama sequence that ran for over 100 episodes between 2009 and 2015.

It can raise the curtain to disclose the highs and lows of the manufacturing and the on-set group and also will characteristic testimonials of shut household and mates with never-heard-before tales.

The at present untitled sequence will deal with the controversies surrounding the sequence, together with the case of Mark Salling, who performed Puck. Salling was arrested and pleaded responsible to possessing pictures of kid intercourse abuse and killed himself whereas awaiting sentencing.

Then there was the loss of life of Cory Monteith, who performed Finn. Monteith died of an unintended heroin overdose.

His girlfriend Lea Michele, who performed Rachel Berry, was accused of on-set bullying.

After the present ended, Naya Rivera, who performed Santana Lopez, died on a boating journey, survived by her four-year previous son Josey.

Glee, which centered on a glee membership at William McKinley Excessive Faculty, additionally starred Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Darren Criss and Melissa Benoist.

It was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and produced by 20^th Tv.

The untitled sequence is the newest challenge for streamer Discovery+ and true-crime model ID following The Home of Hammer that includes the Armie Hammer controversy, in addition to sequence concerning the Menendez Brothers, British au pair Louise Woodward and Biggie and Tupac.

Ample Leisure, which is run by Ari Mark and Phil Lott, produces Homicide within the Heartland for the Discovery+ streaming service.