The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part documentary series about the Friends actor, premieres on Netflix on Tuesday, October 27. Perry died on October 28, 2023, according to Khaleej Times, so the premiere falls the day before the third anniversary.
The series covers a painful subject, and the details below stick to what has been reported about who made it and who takes part. We have not seen the episodes.
Who Made It
According to TheWrap:
- Director: Mary Robertson, co-director of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and a producer of Framing Britney Spears.
- Executive producers: Mary Robertson, Lisa Kalikow, Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. Lora Moftah is co-executive producer and Jessica Call is producer.
- Production company: Maxine Productions, part of Sony Pictures Television.
- Format: a three-part series for Netflix.
Who Is Interviewed
The reported interviewees are:
- Family and friends: his sister Mia Perry Bowick, and friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo.
- Former co-stars and colleagues: Billy Gallo and Kevin Pollak, former NBC executive Warren Littlefield, and Friends writer Jeff Strauss.
- Legal: E. Martin Estrada, a former prosecutor, who is set to walk through the criminal case surrounding Perry's death.
TheWrap describes the series as built on "intimate testimonies" from people close to him. Khaleej Times adds that the series will use previously unreleased photos and videos from the Perry family archive. Neither report says whether any of the other Friends cast members take part, so we are not assuming they do.
What Is Still Unknown
- Whether the cast of Friends appears. Neither source we could open names them.
- Tone and focus. The trailer is out, but we did not find a description of it, and reviews do not exist yet.
- Reception. Netflix ratings and critic scores arrive after release. We will not guess them.
On our tracker the series is a small entry before it opens, with a TMDb popularity score of 4.1 on October 26. That will change as soon as Netflix's weekly Top 10 includes it. Netflix usually publishes its chart a few days after each week ends, so the first numbers should appear in early November. Our guide to what is new on Netflix is updated in place as titles arrive.
Editorial Take: A documentary about someone's death is judged on how it treats the people it is about, and that is the one thing a premiere announcement cannot tell you. The credits are a reasonable signal: the director comes from the interview-driven Quiet on Set, and the interviewee list leans on family, friends and colleagues, with a legal expert for the criminal case. That is a different promise from a celebrity tribute. If you plan to watch, read the first reviews before you decide, and give yourself room for a heavy watch.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does The One About Matthew Perry come out? October 27, 2026, on Netflix.
How many episodes are there? Three.
Who directed The One About Matthew Perry? Mary Robertson, who co-directed Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
Who is interviewed? Per TheWrap: his sister Mia Perry Bowick, friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, Billy Gallo, Kevin Pollak, Warren Littlefield, Jeff Strauss and former prosecutor E. Martin Estrada.
Who produced it? Maxine Productions, part of Sony Pictures Television.
Is the Friends cast in it? Not confirmed in the reports we could read.
Release details come from the sources linked above and can change. The popularity figure is Incoming's snapshot of TMDb's score on October 26, 2026. Tracking what arrives next across movies, TV, games, music and books at incoming.to.