The upcoming Peacock documentary Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy will explore the late actor's tragic passing and the ketamine culture in Hollywood.
The Friends star unexpectedly passed away at the age of 54 in October 2023. Autopsy reports revealed that he died due to the acute effects of ketamine and five people have been charged in connection.
Peacock's Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy Releases Official Trailer
Peacock recently unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming one-hour documentary Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy ahead of its February 25 premiere.
The sneak peek gave us an idea of how the documentary will examine Perry's tragic passing, the investigation of his death, and Hollywood's obsession with ketamine.
"Hollywood is full of enablers. They really preyed on somebody vulnerable," the voiceover said in the trailer.
Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, noted in the talking head footage, "We used to blame the victim. We don’t do that anymore."
The official logline of the documentary teased:
On October 28th, 2023, the news that actor Matthew Perry was found dead at home in Los Angeles shocked the world. 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.
Will Matthew Perry's Friends Co-Stars Appear in the Documentary?
Perry's Friends co-stars (Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer) did not participate in the documentary. They will only appear through archive footage.
However, Morgan Fairchild, who played Chandler Bing's mother in Friends, was interviewed for the documentary alongside law enforcement experts and Hollywood insiders.
There is no confirmation that Perry's family members were consulted, interviewed, or involved in the making of the documentary.
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