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"Glee" is going to write the late Cory Monteith's character Finn Hudson out of the show in the third episode of the show's upcoming Season 5, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced at the Television Critics Association 2013 Summer Press Tour. Reilly also revealed that "Glee" is unlikely to continue past the show's next two seasons.
The farewell episode will deal directly with how Cory Monteith died, although Reilly didn't specifically say the character will die of an overdose.
"The third episode will deal with the Finn Hudson character being written out of the show," Reilly said. "That episode will deal directly with the incidents surrounding his death and drug addiction … Ryan Murphy is going to film PSAs with the cast, as cast members, as friends of his, they're going to speak directly to the audience [about Cory] ..."
Reilly added Lea Michele, Monteith's on and off screen girlfriend, has been "the most extraordinary human being and a pillar of strength throughout."
The episode may feature old footage of Monteith, Reilly reported. "It's a possibility because we do have some of that footage, but I can't speak to it because Ryan and the guys are working through it right now," he said.
While Reilly said "Glee" was likely to end after Season 6, he said that it could possibly last longer, but only if the show were to discover a new cast.
Fox pushed the premiere of "Glee" back a week to Thursday, Sept. 26 in the wake of Monteith's death. The first two episodes of "Glee" Season 5 will be Beatles themed and will be very "celebratory." "It's a little difficult to come out of the gate right away then have to recover. We'll have the Cory episode, then we'll go on hiatus for three weeks for the World Series, and that gives us a natural break to reset." Music sales from the episode will go into a fund in Monteith's name.
"You see some people struggling with addiction, they're very easily put into a category, 'She was always a partier,' you know. Cory was a big open wonderful life force, he was not a problem … he looked straight as an arrow, he was very open about it in his past, not so open about it in his present. Nobody was shocked, but everybody was shocked -- it was not intentional, it was an accident, it happened to somebody struggling with an addiction," Reilly said.
"Glee" Season 5 premieres Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
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The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money for Regionals in the "Naked" episode.
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