Matthew Perry is about to return to the screen in the most bittersweet way. Netflix had already officially announced and teased The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part documentary series premiering globally on October 27, 2026, just before the third anniversary of the actor’s passing. Now its new trailer basically warns everyone to prepare their tissues.

The snippet brings together tributes from Matthew Perry’s sister, Friends' writer, and others, setting a deeply sentimental tone while confronting the struggles behind the iconic actor’s public life. Through personal archives and old interviews, fans get to see Matthew Perry again, while those who knew him help tell the story behind the star.

The trailer opens with archival footage of Matthew Perry reflecting on the dream that first pulled him toward comedy and fame. His younger self remembers the phone call that changed everything when he landed Chandler Bing, before admitting that becoming famous did not solve the pain he carried. The early footage gives way to reflections from Friends writer Jeff Strauss and former NBC president Warren Littlefield.

"I said, 'God, you can do anything you want to me. Just please make me famous," he said.

The emotional weight deepens as Matthew Perry’s younger half-sister Mia Perry Bowick appears alongside lifelong friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, offering intimate memories of the man away from Hollywood. Mia Perry Bowick speaks publicly about watching her brother struggle with addiction, while his friends remember his humor, generosity, loneliness, and determination to get sober, with Bowick offering a devastating look at Perry's life.

"All great stories have comedy and tragedy in them, and that certainly was Matthew’s story," his younger sister says.

The final stretch of the Netflix trailer shifts from Matthew Perry’s private battle toward the legacy he hoped to build through addiction advocacy. His own archival interviews are placed alongside memories from people he helped, while former US Attorney E. Martin Estrada brings the story toward the circumstances surrounding his death. The trailer ultimately returns to the actor himself, allowing his own voice to provide its most poignant goodbye.

"I miss you guys. I miss all of you," he said.

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With Lisa Kudrow finally rewatching Friends after Perry’s death, the trailer leaves one question hanging about his beloved co-stars.

For anyone hoping to see Matthew Perry’s Friends family reunite on camera, Netflix has not confirmed new interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, or David Schwimmer. The five co-stars do appear through archival footage, behind-the-scenes material, and classic Friends clips, but their presence in newly filmed interviews remains unconfirmed.

Instead, The One About Matthew Perry draws heavily on people who knew Perry beyond the Central Perk couch. Former NBC president Warren Littlefield and Friends writer Jeff Strauss discuss his audition and Chandler Bing, while Kevin Pollak and director Jonathan Lynn offer perspectives from Perry’s wider career.

For now, the trailer suggests that the documentary will tell Perry’s story through those closest to his life and struggles, even as the absence of confirmed Friends co-star interviews leaves their involvement an open question.

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