Overview
- Netflix announced on Sept. 1, 2026, that The One About Matthew Perry will stream as a three-part series beginning Oct. 27, 2026.
- Emmy-winning director Mary Robertson led the project for Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television with production support from the Perry family.
- The series features never-before-seen photos and videos from the Perry family archive and new on-camera testimony from his sister Mia Perry Bowick.
- Coverage says the documentary examines Perry’s long public struggle with prescription drugs and alcohol and places his 2023 ketamine-related death and the legal fallout in context.
- Producers bill the show as the first in-depth, family-accessible portrait of Perry, though participation by his Friends co-stars has not been confirmed and episode details remain limited.