Key Highlights:
- Netflix has announced Russell Brand: Open Secret, a documentary about Russell Brand.
- The film will examine Brand’s rise to fame and the September 2023 investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
- Olivia Isaacs is directing, while Fremantle-owned 72 Films is producing; Netflix has not announced a release date.
Netflix Announces Russell Brand Documentary
Netflix is developing a feature documentary titled Russell Brand: Open Secret, focusing on actor and comedian Russell Brand. The streamer teased the project on Thursday, days after Brand was found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault, resulting in a 10-year prison sentence.
Russell Brand: Open Secret will be directed by Olivia Isaacs, whose credits include The Other Mrs Jordan. Production is being handled by 72 Films, the Fremantle-owned company behind the Netflix true-crime documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story.
Documentary to Cover Brand’s Rise and Investigation
The documentary will combine interviews with archive footage to trace Russell Brand’s rise to fame. It will also examine the joint investigation published in September 2023 by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
The reporting coincided with the broadcast of Channel 4’s documentary Russell Brand: In Plain Sight. The investigation prompted an inquiry by the Metropolitan Police, which led to Brand’s conviction and prison sentence in November 2026.
Netflix has not yet announced a release date for Russell Brand: Open Secret. The project’s announcement comes as Brand’s criminal case and the reporting that preceded it continue to form the central public record surrounding the documentary.
Why This Matters
The documentary places a major streaming platform behind a detailed examination of the reporting, police inquiry and legal proceedings involving Russell Brand. Its use of interviews and archive footage may offer viewers a chronological account of Brand’s public rise and the events that followed the September 2023 investigation. Further details, including the release date and participants, have not been announced.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Netflix’s Russell Brand documentary called?
The documentary is titled Russell Brand: Open Secret.
Who is making Russell Brand: Open Secret?
Olivia Isaacs is directing the film, and 72 Films is producing it for Netflix.
When will the documentary be released?
Netflix has not yet announced a release date.
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