Overview
- Netflix released the first trailer on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, and confirmed the three-episode series will premiere globally on Oct. 27, 2026.
- The film is directed and executive produced by Mary Robertson and made by Maxine Productions, a Sony Pictures Television banner, with roughly 50-minute episodes planned.
- The documentary centers on family-supplied archival photos and videos and new on-camera testimony from Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, and longtime friends.
- Bowick’s on-camera remark that Perry “spent $7 million trying to get sober” is highlighted in the trailer and frames the series’ focus on his treatment efforts and recovery advocacy.
- The filmmakers list interviewees across his career and recovery circle and include former prosecutor E. Martin Estrada to address the criminal case connected to Perry’s 2023 death, while the original Friends cast has not been announced as participants.