- Matthew Perry’s death will be explored in a new documentary
- This one-off programme features interviews with Friends colleagues
- Find out when and where you can watch it
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy will explore the untimely death of a beloved Friends star.
This one-off special will feature a new interview with one of his Friends colleagues. It will also shed new light on his shocking and sudden passing.
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Perry shot to fame on the hugely popular sitcom Friends alongside fellow cast members Matt Le Blanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.
As the neurotic Chandler Bing, Perry quickly became a fan favorite. However, behind the scenes, the actor had long-running battles with substance abuse.
On 28 October 2023, Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home from a Ketamine overdose. He was only 54 years old.
Read more: Cause of Matthew Perry’s death revealed
In addition to the shock and sadness felt by fans across the world, Perry’s death also highlighted Hollywood’s dangerous connection to illegal drugs.
Each of these topics will be explored in Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy – but where and when can you watch it? Let’s find out.
When is it released?
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy will be released on Tuesday, 28 February 2025. It will consist of one, hour-long episode.
Is there a trailer?
The first trailer for Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy was released in late February 2025, shortly before the special’s premiere.
It begins with audio of a 911 operator responding to reports of a drowning. Later, it features various talking heads, each expressing their disbelief at Perry’s passing.
Watch it above.
How to watch Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
The documentary will be available to stream on Peacock. Currently, this streaming service is only available to users in America.
It’s likely that United Kingdom viewers will be able to access the documentary via Now TV and Sky Documentaries. However, a UK release date has yet to be confirmed.
What is Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy about?
According to the documentary’s official synopsis, Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy will look at the final days leading up to the star’s death.
It will feature a new interview with actor Morgan Fairchild, the star who played Chandler’s mother on Friends. It will also feature interviews with Hollywood insiders and law enforcement representatives to explore the criminal investigation that arose in the wake of Perry’s death.
“On October 28th, 2023, the news that actor Matthew Perry was found dead at home in Los Angeles shocked the world,” reads the documentary’s log-line. “In his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing,” he had told his story of battling addiction, and when ketamine was found in his system, it was thought by many that he had died from an overdose.
“Nearly a year later, a bombshell announcement from prosecutors: five people, including Perry’s live-in personal assistant, two medical doctors, and an alleged Hollywood drug dealer known as “the Ketamine Queen” were charged with conspiracy to illegally provide Perry with ketamine. The special explores the case as two of the defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, await trial.
It continues to explain that the story of Perry’s rise will be mixed with “the harrowing story of his final days, as his assistant allegedly sought ketamine from sources the U.S. Attorney claims “should have known better.” We hear from some of Perry’s collaborators, Hollywood insiders, and law enforcement in telling this tragic Hollywood story.
