'Glee' Ending After Season 6, Ryan Murphy Says Series Finale Will 'Honor' Cory Monteith

Glee will be coming to an end after its sixth season next year, E! News reported Thursday.

Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, confirmed that the series would end next year. At the start of its run in May 2009, it became an immediate blockbuster for Fox. The show centered on teenagers in a glee club who belted out pop cultural songs, but some of the cast members have left. The death of Cory Monteith also factored into the decision to have the series end.

"The final year of the show, which will be next year, was designed around Rachel and Cory/Finn's story," Murphy said. "I knew what the last shot was, he was in it. I knew what the last line was, she said it to him. So when a tragedy like that happens you sort of have to pause and figure out what you want to do, so we're figuring that out now."

Murphy added that he had an idea of how he would end the show that launched the careers of Lea Michele and Amber Riley. He felt the fans would respond in kind.

"I'm going to tell the studio and the network [in a week] how after Cory's unfortunate passing we can end the show that I think is very satisfactory," he explained. "And kind of in his honor, which I love."