Overview

• The Book of Sheen publishes in the U.S. on Sept. 9, followed by the two-part Netflix series aka Charlie Sheen on Sept. 10.
• In new interviews, Sheen says he has been sober from alcohol and hard drugs for about eight years and calls this phase a “new start” rather than a comeback.
• He describes recurring “shame attacks” and a strategy of mentally reviewing his worst moments to avoid drinking.
• The documentary features interviews with Denise Richards, Brooke Mueller, Chuck Lorre, Jon Cryer, and a former dealer identified as Tony.
• After years of estrangement, Sheen reconciled with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre and made a cameo as himself in Lorre’s series Bookie.