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Matthew Perry Documentary 

Matthew Perry

ITV has acquired the documentary, Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, for broadcast on ITV 1 and ITVX, on 18 August. 

Never seen before by a UK audience, the ITN Productions' documentary has been updated by the producers since it first aired on Peacock in the US to feature brand new developments in the trial of Dr Salvador Plascencia who has been charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine. 

The one-off film examines the life of the Friends star, Matthew Perry, and the extraordinary circumstances around his tragic death and the impact he had on fans across the world. 

Matthew Perry’s onscreen mother and Friends co-star, Morgan Fairchild, speaks candidly about Perry’s drug addiction and working with the actor on Friends. 

The documentary includes unique and revealing interviews with Hollywood insiders, US Sun journalist Katy Forrester, medical professionals and Martin Estrada, the District Attorney at the Central District of California US Attorney’s office at the time of Perry's death, among others. 

Sasha Breslau, ITV Head of Content Acquisitions, said: “We’re pleased to bring this in-depth and fascinating film to ITVX, documenting the life of one of television's best loved actors, Matthew Perry. The film hears first hand from those who knew Matthew, as well as telling the story of his untimely passing with updated developments not seen before.”

25 July 2025                                           

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