How Matthew Perry Made His Sister Laugh at His Own Funeral | In a new Netflix docuseries, the "Friends" actor's sister opens up about a bit of levity on a dark day (Unpaywalled)

It’s been three years since Matthew Perry died of a ketamine overdose at age 54. Now, Netflix will release “The One About Matthew Perry,” a docuseries on Oct. 27 about the actor’s life, career, and relationships—including his bond with the “Friends” cast. The series will shed light for the first time on the actor’s “wrenching and harrowing” funeral, where the cast reunited in grief, according to [*Page Six*](https://pagesix.com/2026/10/22/entertainment/matthew-perrys-harrowing-private-funeral-detailed-for-the-first-time-in-new-doc/?_gl=1*g57gip*_gcl_au*NzY0MjQ4ODUyLjE3OTEyOTg1NjI.*_ga*MTgyODAwMTc3My4xNzkxMjk4NTYy*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3OTI2ODE5MzUkbzUxJGcxJHQxNzkyNjgxOTY1JGozMCRsMCRoMA).

“It’s taken time for me to feel ready to share these memories and what it was like to love Matthew through all the complexity of his life — to see him as a whole person, not just as Chandler, and not just as someone who struggled with addiction,” his sister, Perry Bowick, told [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-one-about-matthew-perry-release-date-news).

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