Overview

• The two-part Netflix documentary, directed by Andrew Renzi and running about 90 minutes per episode, premiered September 10 alongside Sheen’s companion memoir.
• Sheen discusses his HIV diagnosis and says he previously paid to suppress related claims, framing the disclosures as part of a broader personal reckoning.
• He also acknowledges past sexual encounters with men that he links to crack use and says some episodes led to extortion attempts.
• The film features voices including Denise Richards, Brooke Mueller, Jon Cryer, Chuck Lorre, Sean Penn and Heidi Fleiss, while Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez declined to participate.
• Sheen traces key turning points toward sobriety to a 1990 intervention involving Clint Eastwood and a 2017 incident with his daughter, as critics praise access but fault the film’s limited accountability.