Aka Charlie Sheen
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Andrew Renzi |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 10, 2025 |
aka Charlie Sheen is a 2025 two-part documentary miniseries that exploring the life of actor Charlie Sheen.[2][3] Episode 1, "Part One", has a runtime of 93 minutes. Episode 2, "Part Deux", has a runtime of 88 minutes.
Summary
[edit]The two-part documentary film explores Sheen's early life and career, then delves into his partying, substance abuse, the people who enabled him, and his time in rehab. It concludes with a reflection on public fallout stemming from his celebrity status, natural talent, drug use, and rumors, and how the now infamous 'Tiger Blood' interview affected his family, including his children, ex-wives, friends, and colleagues in the industry, most notably Chuck Lorre and Jon Cryer, who worked with him on the popular television series Two and a Half Men.
Production
[edit]The documentary series was announced in August 2025, when Netflix ordered a documentary series that explored the life of Two and a Half Men actor Charlie Sheen entitled aka Charlie Sheen, the documentary was being produced by Skydance Media's television production arm Skydance Television with Andrew Renzi serving as the director & producer of the series with his premium documentary production banner Boardwalk Pictures producing the documentary mini-series.[4][5]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 16 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7]
Further reading
[edit]- Herman, Alison (10 September 2025). "Netflix's 'aka Charlie Sheen' Is a Frustrating, Salacious Self-Portrait: TV Review". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
- Fienberg, Daniel (10 September 2025). "'aka Charlie Sheen' Review: Netflix Doc Offers a Reflective but Exhausting Look at the Actor's Stardom and Notoriety". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
- Roeper, Richard (10 September 2025). "'AKA Charlie Sheen': movie review (2025)". Roger Ebert .com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
- Mangan, Lucy (10 September 2025). "AKA Charlie Sheen review – he shows no genuine remorse for all the terrifying things he's done". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- McFarland, Melanie (12 September 2025). "Charlie Sheen's consequence-free life". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- Hilton, Nick (10 September 2025). "aka Charlie Sheen is a fascinating look at how it all came crashing down – review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
- Hoepfner, Fran (11 September 2025). "Charlie Sheen Is Trying to Make Up for Lost Time in His Doc". Vulture (website), New York (magazine). Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Justin (August 13, 2025). "Netflix slates two-part Charlie Sheen doc from Skydance, Boardwalk Pictures". Realscreen.
- ^ "Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Tell You Everything". New York Times. 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Sheen issues plea to Jon Cryer after documentary appearance". The Independent. September 8, 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (August 13, 2025). "'Netflix Acquires 'aka Charlie Sheen' Doc, Chronicling the Star's Journey From Winning to Losing, Then Surviving". Variety.
- ^ Evans, Greg (August 13, 2025). "'aka Charlie Sheen' Two-Part Tell-All Doc Gets Netflix Premiere Date, First-Look Trailer". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Aka Charlie Sheen". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "Aka Charlie Sheen: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2025.