'The One About Matthew Perry' is a love letter that includes actor's stumbles, director says
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Set us as preferred Documentary filmmaker Mary Robertson knows that her projects work best when her subjects are united against a shared villain.“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” the 2024 Emmy-nominated miniseries she and Emma Schwartz directed for Investigation Discovery, looked at tween TV kingpin Dan Schneider and others accused of toxic and unsafe work environments at Nickelodeon.She was an executive producer on the ID miniseries “The Fall of Diddy,” about the rise and downfall of music mogul Sean Combs, and of “The New York Times Presents,” the FX documentary series that covered everything from Britney Spears’ conservatorship to Facebook scammers.
She even directed a CNN miniseries about Richard Nixon.But in Robertson’s latest directing project, the Netflix docuseries “The One About Matthew Perry,” the Big Bad isn’t so much a who but a what.In this case, Robertson says in a recent video call, “the common enemy is a disease, not a person.”Her three-part documentary features interviews with close friends, former girlfriends and co-workers who speak about the late “Friends” star on an intimate level (editor’s note: Times culture critic Mary McNamara is among those interviewed).It premieres Tuesday on the streamer, and that timing is intentional.
On Oct.28, 2023, nearly three years ago to the date, Perry was found dead in his hot tub, having drowned with illegally sourced ketamine in his system.
He was 54.In this interview, which has been edited for length and clarity, Robertson spoke about the behind-the-scenes struggles of a man immortalized for making other people laugh.Television Matthew Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Oct.
28.‘Friends’ stars and others shared tributes to the actor.I read an interview you did for “Quiet on Set” where you talked about the ...