Overview
- Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home premiered on BBC One on October 2, reworked from three years of filming about the couple’s return to the UK.
- Footage shot five days after the July 5 Villa Park show shows Ozzy saying he was retiring from public life and most looked forward to simply being with Sharon.
- Ozzy called his seated farewell performance with Black Sabbath both emotional and “torture,” saying he could “retire with a clear conscience” after the gig.
- Viewers reacted strongly to the BBC broadcast, with many describing the program as heartbreaking in its depiction of his declining health and the couple’s bond.
- Paramount+ will premiere Ozzy: No Escape From Now on October 7, a two-hour film covering his final six years, as coverage continues to note his July 22 death from a heart attack with coronary disease and Parkinson’s recorded.