Matthew Perry’s Siblings Reflect on Grief and His Addiction Struggles
WHO:
US Magazine - Mia Perry Bowick said Matthew Perry’s father, John Bennett Perry, was absent from the documentary because he had been ill for a long time.
Page Six - Matthew Perry’s sister Mia Perry Bowick and brother-in-law David Bowick were featured in the documentary “The One About Matthew Perry”; David said he appeared briefly, while his wife appeared “quite a bit.”
Page Six - David Bowick described Perry as his brother and recalled that Perry began their interactions with “Hey, brother.”
Page Six - David’s sister Zoe, who was 46, and Matthew Perry were both pictured with David and Mia at their wedding; David wrote, “Now they’re both gone.”
NBC News Health - Mia Perry Bowick and Mary Robertson, director of “The One About Matthew Perry,” appeared on TODAY to discuss the docuseries.
NBC News Health - Mia Perry Bowick said that learning more about Perry’s substance use disorder made it “easier to love him through it, rather than try to control what was happening.”
WHAT:
NY Post - Family and friends said Matthew Perry was struggling ahead of his final television appearance, the 2021 “Friends” reunion special.
Page Six - David Bowick wrote, “It’s a strange thing to watch the world remember someone while you’re still trying to figure out how to live without the people you remember them with.”
Page Six - David Bowick said he had rarely spoken publicly about Perry and shared a wedding photo of himself, Mia, Zoe, and Perry.
Page Six - David said he was asked to write music for the documentary and that contributing “a small piece to telling [Perry’s] story” meant a lot to him.
Page Six - Perry was 54 when he died; a coroner’s report cited the acute effects of ketamine, drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects.
Page Six - Federal prosecutors charged five people with conspiracy and distribution of ketamine causing Perry’s death. Kenneth Iwamasa, Erik Fleming, and Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty.
NBC News Health - The docuseries includes never-before-seen footage and interviews about Perry’s life and his battle with addiction.
WHERE:
Page Six - Perry was found dead in his hot tub.
Page Six - “The One About Matthew Perry” is a three-part docuseries on Netflix.
WHEN:
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The article described the docuseries as arriving three years after Perry’s death.
Page Six - Page Six reported that the documentary was coming out “Tuesday”; it did not provide a calendar date.
Page Six - Perry died in October 2023.
Page Six - David Bowick and Mia Perry Bowick married in August 2023.
Page Six - Zoe died “last month,” according to the article; it did not provide a calendar date.
WHY:
Variety - The three-part Netflix docuseries includes no interviews with Perry’s “Friends” castmates, longtime friend Hank Azaria, or later collaborators such as Bradley [name truncated in the article excerpt].
Page Six - David said he shared the wedding photo because he wished both Zoe and Perry were still alive and missed them.
HOW:
NBC News Health - Mia Perry Bowick said she came to understand Perry’s addiction by learning more about what was happening to him, which helped her love him through it rather than try to control it.
(UPDATED October 27, 2026 20:04 UTC)
A new three-part Netflix docuseries about Matthew Perry features his sister, Mia Perry Bowick, who says understanding his substance use disorder helped her love him through it rather than try to control what was happening. Perry’s brother-in-law, David Bowick, also appears briefly and contributes music, recalling that Perry greeted him as “Hey, brother” and saying he misses Perry and his own sister, Zoe, who have both died. The series includes unseen footage and interviews about Perry’s life and addiction, while his father was absent because he had been ill for a long time.
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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 07:18 UTC)
Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, says learning more about his substance use disorder helped her love him through his addiction rather than try to control it. In the Netflix docuseries “The One About Matthew Perry,” Mia and her husband, David Bowick, share memories of Perry, and David contributes music and recalls Perry greeting him with, “Hey, brother.” The series includes unseen footage and interviews about Perry’s life and addiction; he died at 54 from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects also cited by the coroner.
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(UPDATED October 26, 2026 22:07 UTC)
Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, says learning more about his substance use disorder helped her love him through his addiction rather than try to control what was happening. She and director Mary Robertson discuss Perry’s life and addiction in the three-part Netflix docuseries “The One About Matthew Perry,” which includes never-before-seen footage and interviews. Perry’s brother-in-law, David Bowick, says contributing music to the series meant a lot to him, and recalls Perry greeting him with, “Hey, brother.”