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Perhaps it’s most helpful to begin a discussion of Netflix ‘s three-part The One About Matthew Perry with an acknowledgment of the things that it is not.

Directed by Mary Robertson ( Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV ), The One About Matthew Perry is not a salacious documentary about Perry’s death and the subsequent criminal investigations. Peacock already did one of those, and if you skipped it, you’re better off.

The One About Matthew Perry

The Bottom Line A fine feature-length doc unnecessarily extended into a three-hour docuseries.

Airdate: Tuesday, October 27 (Netflix)

Director: Mary Robertson

The One About Matthew Perry also isn’t a definitive celebration of the life and comic genius of Matthew Perry, as related by those who worked with him most closely.

That is to say, it’s not a documentary designed to spawn “10 Fun Things We Learned From…” listicles and — despite the pandering title, with its borrowing of Friends episodic nomenclature — it’s only a documentary about Matthew…