Netflix Reportedly Close to Launching Russell Brand Documentary Series

Netflix is close to launching a major documentary series about Russell Brand, Deadline reported on 11 November 2026. The series is set to be produced by 72 Films, the company Deadline named as the maker.

The report lands at a difficult moment for Brand. He was convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Bennathan described Brand as a "sexual predator."

Netflix declined to comment on the planned documentary series. Deadline also reported that Mark Pinheiro, who is described as a former friend of Brand, told London's Southwark Crown Court in evidence that a producer had approached him about the Netflix show. Pinheiro's evidence was given during the criminal trial.

Brand is already on Netflix. The streaming service has a 2018 special, Russell Brand: Re:Birth, and it chose not to take that programme down after the sentencing. Instead, Netflix will keep the special available, but it will stop actively promoting it. The special will no longer be pushed in the platform's recommendations, and it will not appear in search results for Brand's name.

Netflix has made other documentaries about public figures accused of sexual abuse. In 2022, it premiered Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, which looked at allegations against the former broadcaster. That film is one reason the company's choices about true-crime and documentary subjects often draw close attention.

For now, the basic picture is short. A documentary series about Brand is reportedly near launch, a production company has been named, and Netflix has not said anything publicly about it. No release date or episode count has been confirmed.

Behind the headlines are people who have lived through the offences at the centre of the case. Brand's victims gave evidence, and their accounts were tested in court. Any new programme about him will be watched through that lens, and that is where many viewers are likely to focus their questions.