Netflix Are Releasing A Documentary About Russell Brand Tomorrow, And Everyone Is Thinking The Same Thing
by Benjamin Dzialdowski · BuzzFeedPremiering just eight days after Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, the documentary is called Russell Brand: Open Secret.
Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison on Monday, 9th November, and Netflix will release Russell Brand: Open Secret on Friday, the 13th.
The documentary comes from 72 Films, a Fremantle company, the one that brought us Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story. Featuring insiders' voices and archival footage, the documentary will chart Brand's rise to stardom and eventual fall after the allegations of sexual misconduct emerged.
Brand had previously pleaded "not guilty" to all of the allegations against him. During the sentencing, however, Mr Justice Bennathan spoke of Brand as a “sexual predator”, who told “a series of lies” during his own testimony.
Allegations of historic sexual misconduct against Brand were first made public in 2023 as part of a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and the Channel 4 current affairs show Dispatches.
The documentary promises to give insight into both Brand's life and into the investigation run by The Times and The Sunday Times by chief media correspondent Rosamund Urwin and investigations correspondent Charlotte Wace.
With Netflix announcing the documentary just three days after Brand's sentencing, people are not only astonished at the timing, but also questioning why Netflix isn't pulling Russell Brand's stand-up show, Re: Birth, from their platform (although they will no longer actively promote or recommend it to subscribers).
Then maybe take Brand's stand-up show down lads??? https://t.co/57dDwX4gUP pic.twitter.com/ehJGzo4MRu
— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) November 12, 2026
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Netflix will not take down a Russell Brand stand-up show in which he boasts about his sex life. https://t.co/w6oxaaWfJa
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) November 12, 2026
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A documentary already. Damn Netflix your fast. https://t.co/XFevM4nNnB
— 🦇CeeKaayy🦇 (@CK2gamer) November 12, 2026
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So you were waiting for the verdict to insert it in the last shot of the film? https://t.co/GakOFaBspx
— George (He/Him) (@geesum) November 12, 2026
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