Overview
- CBC has scheduled Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple to premiere on Sept. 23, 2026, with Republic Pictures handling distribution outside Canada.
- The documentary features new interviews with Rush co‑founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and combines archival material with filmed rehearsal performances.
- Guest drummers Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith and Danny Carey appear in rehearsal‑hall renditions of Rush songs filmed for the film, with Copeland performing with Lee and Lifeson for the first time.
- Coverage revisits Peart’s three‑year battle with glioblastoma and Geddy Lee’s account that Peart preferred to keep his diagnosis private, which shaped how the band handled news of his illness and death.
- Lee and Lifeson’s 2026 tour with touring drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold continues to feature Peart tributes onstage, a live context that the film frames as part of Peart’s ongoing influence on drummers and fans.