Overview
- Netflix’s three-part documentary The One About Matthew Perry premiered on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 and includes the first on-camera interview with his sister, Mia Perry Bowick.
- All five surviving Friends co-stars were asked to appear and declined, a choice the director said she respected and that leaves the story told mainly by family and other associates.
- The Los Angeles County medical examiner found that acute effects of ketamine were the primary cause of Perry’s death on October 28, 2023, with drowning, coronary heart disease and buprenorphine listed as contributing factors.
- Authorities charged five people in connection with his care after his death, and reporting says Jasveen Sangha received a 15-year sentence in April 2026 while others including longtime assistant Kenneth Iwamasa have faced legal scrutiny.
- The documentary has renewed public debate about the role of entourages and medical professionals in celebrity addiction cases and may prompt closer examination of how access to powerful drugs and care decisions are managed for high-profile patients.