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Ice-T Unveils Trailer for A&E’s 'Fame and Fentanyl' Documentary on Fentanyl Crisis

The trailer interweaves high-profile overdose stories with personal testimonies to underscore fentanyl’s toll ahead of its August 25 premiere

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Overview

  • The two-hour special premieres August 25 on A&E at 9 p.m. ET/PT and is hosted by actor-rapper Ice-T.
  • The trailer features images of Prince, Tom Petty, Mac Miller, Michael K. Williams, Angus Cloud and Coolio to highlight rising celebrity fatalities tied to fentanyl.
  • A voiceover labels fentanyl “the deadliest drug epidemic in American history” while contrasting high-profile cases with the thousands of everyday American lives lost.
  • Grieving family members share raw testimonies in the trailer, including one father’s vow to “find out who sold my daughter death.”
  • The documentary follows public figures such as Jelly Roll, who previously testified before Congress on the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, to call for expanded prevention and policy action.