The One About Matthew Perry: Netflix Trailer, Release Date and Series Guide

Netflix premieres The One About Matthew Perry on October 27, 2026. It is a three-part documentary series, directed by Mary Robertson, built around testimony from Perry’s family and close friends as well as unreleased photos and videos from the family’s private archive. Netflix has released an official trailer ahead of the premiere.

Is it a movie or a series?

It is a three-part series, not a feature film. Netflix Tudum’s announcement gives the October 27 premiere date and names Robertson as director. Netflix has not published a separate release schedule or exact launch hour in the sources checked here, so check the title page in your region closer to release.

What is the documentary about?

Netflix describes a portrait of Perry that reaches beyond his role as Chandler Bing on Friends. The series traces his rise as a performer, his relationships, his personal struggles and his openness about addiction. Its material includes unreleased family photos and video. The official description does not lay out a complete episode-by-episode structure, so any claim about what each of the three parts covers would be a guess.

Who participates?

Netflix specifically names Perry’s sister Mia Perry Bowick and says the series includes lifelong best friends and creative collaborators. It has not provided a comprehensive on-camera participant list in the material checked here. In particular, its current announcement does not name the other principal Friends cast members. That is not confirmation that they do or do not appear, and it says nothing about whether anyone declined an interview.

What does the trailer show?

The official Netflix trailer introduces the documentary’s intimate, biographical approach; the Netflix title page lists a season-one trailer. Neither establishes the series’ conclusions or the full scope of its interviews. The family archive and participant details above come from Netflix’s written announcement, rather than assumptions drawn from a two-minute preview.

Perry’s advocacy and struggles are part of the story as Netflix presents it. This guide focuses on the documentary itself rather than reconstructing medical or legal details of his death. Viewers can watch the series on Netflix from October 27, subject to local catalog availability.