Netflix Docuseries 'The One About Matthew Perry' Is a Tragic, Mournful Portrait of Addiction: TV Review

The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part Netflix docuseries directed by Mary Robertson, portrays the late actor’s decadeslong struggle with substance abuse and his death from a ketamine overdose in fall 2023. The review notes that the series lacks interviews from Friends castmates and other major public figures closely tied to the show, instead centering a smaller circle: Perry’s younger half-sister Mia Perry Bowick, who narrates, along with friends and former partners. The story is described as mournful and straightforward, drawing on Perry’s own previously recorded voice and archival material. It’s framed as largely consolidating known facts, with few new surprises given Perry’s earlier disclosures, including his 2022 memoir.