Heartbreaking‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith’s Final Months Documented in New TV Special

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Dec 2, 2016 12:49 pm·

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Three years after Cory Monteith‘s unexpected death at the age of 31, a new TV special digs deep into the Glee star’s final months before he overdosed from a mixture of heroin and alcohol.

In a promo for Autopsy: The Last Hours of Cory Monteith, actors reenact the Canadian’s tense meeting with showrunner Ryan Murphy over his substance abuse issues.

MORE: ‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera Files For Divorce From Ryan Dorsey After 2 Years of Marriage

“Cory was late several times for work and people began sensing from the smell of his breath, that there were problems,” media journalist James Desborough explains. “We understand from sources that at times he would neck bottles of whiskey in just under an hour.”

Cory and Glee costar Lea Michele in 2011.

Cory, who played Finn Hudson on the hit series, missed the last two episodes of Season 4 because he was in treatment for the addictions.

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He passed on July 13, 2013, before production on Season 5 began. His former girlfriend and costar, Lea Michele, recently paid tribute to her ex on Instagram.

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We may not have gotten to share a lifetime together.. But the memories.. they’re the best of my life.. Love you Cory❤️

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“We may not have gotten to share a lifetime together.. But the memories.. they’re the best of my life.. Love you Cory,” the brunette beauty wrote.

Scroll through the gallery below to see what the rest of Cory’s Glee castmates are doing now.

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Lea Michele

The 30-year-old stars on the FOX TV series Scream Queens with Emma Roberts and released her second book, You First: Journaling Your Way to Your Best Life.

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Chris Colfer

The 26-year-old's children's series, Land of Stories, made USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list and is being made into a film!

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Kevin McHale

The 28-year-old reunited with his former NLT bandmate, Justin Thorne, and released a single called "Summer Nights."

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Jane Lynch

The 56-year-old has been working on a bunch of new movies, including Late Bloomer alongside J.K. Simmons and Brittany Snow as well as After the Reality with her Glee costar Matthew Morrison.

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Matthew Morrison

The 38-year-old recently starred in the Broadway musical Finding Neverland. He married Renee Puente in October 2014.

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Naya Rivera

The 29-year-old welcomed her first child, son Josey, in September 2015, and filed for divorce from husband Ryan Dorsey in November 2016.

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Jenna Ushkowitz

The 30-year-old is lending her voice to the upcoming Captain Underpants movie as Ms. Guided.

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Amber Riley

The 30-year-old starred in the NBC musical The Wiz Live! alongside Queen Latifah, Common, Mary J. Blige and Ne-Yo. She's also working on new music.

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Dianna Agron

The 30-year-old recently starred in the play McQUEEN in London. She married musician Winston Marshall on Oct. 15, 2016.

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Heather Morris

The 29-year-old gave birth to her second child in February 2016 after marrying longtime boyfriend Taylor Hubbell last year.

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Jayma Mays

The 37-year-old appeared in the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and recently wrapped the film American Made with Tom Cruise. She also welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with husband Adam Campbell in 2016.

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Chord Overstreet

The 27-year-old has been spending most of his time in the studio working on new music.

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Darren Criss

The 29-year-old filmed his new movie Smitten! in Italy and recently took part in Elsie Fest, an outdoor music festival in NYC.

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Harry Shum Jr.

The 34-year-old married his longtime girlfriend Shelby Rabara in 2014. He landed a recurring role in the Freeform series Shadowhunters and is a judge on TruTV's talent show Fake Off.

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Dot-Marie Jones

The 52-year-old married girlfriend Bridgett Casteen in 2013 and recently completed work on the film I'm OK.

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Max Adler

The 30-year-old appeared in this year's highly publicized flicks Café Society and Sully. He married longtime girlfriend Jennifer Bronstein in 2015.

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Cory Monteith

Sadly, Cory passed away on July 13, 2013, at the age of 31 from a drug overdose. He'll forever be Finn Hudson to us.

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We'll always have a special place in our hearts for this show.

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