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Mia Perry Bowick says the Friends cast held hands around his casket as the documentary also revisits his addiction and death.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Netflix premiered the three-part documentary 'The One About Matthew Perry', featuring archival footage and interviews with his sister Mia Perry Bowick and friends reflecting on his life and addiction struggles.
- Perry's lifelong struggle with substance use began after a 1997 jet-ski accident led to Vicodin dependence, which escalated throughout his career and ultimately contributed to his death in 2023 at age 54 from the acute effects of ketamine.
- Bowick, a licensed psychotherapist, reveals her brother spent approximately $7 million attempting to achieve sobriety and attended approximately 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings throughout his decades-long battle with addiction.
- Declining to participate in the documentary, the five surviving 'Friends' cast members—Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc—were confirmed absent by Director Mary Robertson.
- Federal criminal investigations into Perry's 2023 death resulted in five convictions, including assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced to 41 months and drug dealer Jasveen Sangha sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Matthew Perry's sister Mia Perry Bowick talks about her brother's death in the Netflix documentary A Friend Called Matthew Perry.
·Helsinki, Finland
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The actor, remembered for his eternal smile, died in 2023 at the age of 54 from the acute effects of ketamine, leading to a federal investigation in the United States.
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Three years after his death, the Netflix documentary “The One About Matthew Perry” is the intimate portrait of a formidable actor, a generous friend, a man who is a victim of his addictions. Sister Mia speaks for the first time
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Available on Netflix since October 27, a documentary series traces Matthew Perry's journey through the testimonies of his relatives and archival images. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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