Netflix has announced the documentary Russell Brand: Open Secret days after the comedian and former actor was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. The film will trace his rise in comedy, the allegations that shook his career and his criminal trial. Netflix has not announced a release date.Directed by Olivia Isaacs, the documentary is produced by 72 Films, a Fremantle company behind Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story. It will draw on interviews with people close to Brand and archival material to tell his story. It will also cover the investigation by Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace, journalists at The Times and The Sunday Times.A London jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was acquitted of two other rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault. In sentencing Brand, Judge Bennathan ruled that he would be eligible for release only after serving two-thirds of his sentence.After the trial, London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed it was investigating further rape allegations against Brand made by two women. The first allegations became public in 2023, in a documentary series produced by The Sunday Times with Channel 4’s Dispatches. Until then, he was best known for his comedy work and roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek.Clare Cameron, David Glover and Mark Raphael are executive producers of Open Secret. Kate Yandle, Laura Spence and Felicity Cross are on the production team. Netflix has not said when the documentary will be available on the platform.With information from Variety.
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