'The One About Matthew Perry' Docuseries Gets Netflix Premiere Date and Trailer
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'The One About Matthew Perry' Intimate Docuseries Premieres on Netflix
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In the new trailer for Netflix's 'The One About Matthew Perry', the late Friends star reflects on his TV success and its toll. "I said God, you can do anything you want to me just please make me famous," he narrates. "When fame arrived, I reflected, 'God did not forget the other part.'"
The three-episode series, described by Netflix as "an intimate documentary series exploring the life and legacy of Matthew Perry," premieres globally on October 27. Watch the trailer above.
Directed by Mary Robertson, the docuseries features interviews with Perry's family and friends, including sister Mia Perry Bowick, close friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, former NBC President Warren Littlefield, and others who knew or worked with the late Friends star.
The trailer chronicles Perry’s experience with fame and his subsequent struggle with drug use, as well as his attempts to get sober (he spent over $7 million in those efforts, according to the doc).
The film releases on the third anniversary of Perry's death. In a statement, Perry’s sister said, "It’s taken time for me to feel ready to share these memories..."