# aka Charlie Sheen (2025)

> Actor Charlie Sheen candidly recounts his Hollywood rise, tabloid downfall and road to recovery in a two-part documentary.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/202997

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2
- Episode runtime: 94 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary
- Created by: Andrew Renzi
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Charlie Sheen, Heidi Fleiss, Denise Richards, Chuck Lorre, Brooke Mueller, Benedikt Sebastian, Peter Mastne, Lola Rose Sheen
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37898320/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: candid, raw, reflective, wry, intimate

## What critics say

Viewers broadly respond to the candid, personal account of Charlie Sheen's rise, fall and recovery.

## Synopsis

Charlie Sheen is a 2025 American documentary miniseries released on Netflix. Told across two feature-length episodes, it places the actor himself at the center, speaking directly to the camera about his life in front of and behind the spotlight. The series traces a dazzling career in Hollywood, the public scrutiny and tabloid frenzy that followed his highest-profile troubles, and the hard, everyday work of confronting alcohol and drug addiction. Its emotional weight rests on candor: interview footage, family perspectives and archival material are arranged to show how the public persona and the private self diverged. Rather than leaning on dramatic reenactment, the program lets the subject's own voice carry its arc, with moments of regret, defiance and dark humor. The structure is a single, self-contained limited run told in largely chronological order. The tone is intimate, raw and reflective, with flashes of wry wit. Viewers drawn to celebrity confessionals, addiction stories and frank accounts of fame, excess and redemption will find much to engage with in its unvarnished look at a life lived very publicly.

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