aka Charlie Sheen is a 2025 two-part documentary miniseries that explores the life of actor Charlie Sheen. Episode 1, "Part One", has a runtime of 93 minutes. Episode 2, "Part Deux", has a runtime of 88 minutes.
Summary The two-part documentary film explores Sheen's early life and career, then delves into his partying, substance abuse, the people who enabled him, and his time in rehab. It concludes with a reflection on public fallout stemming from his celebrity status, natural talent, drug use, and rumors, and how the now infamous 'Tiger Blood' interview affected his family, including his children, ex-wives, friends, and colleagues in the industry, most notably Chuck Lorre and Jon Cryer, who worked with him on the popular television series Two and a Half Men.
Production The documentary series was announced in August 2025, when Netflix ordered a documentary series that explored the life of Two and a Half Men actor Charlie Sheen entitled aka Charlie Sheen, the documentary was being produced by Skydance Media's television production arm Skydance Television with Andrew Renzi serving as the director & producer of the series with his premium documentary production banner Boardwalk Pictures producing the documentary mini-series. The film was backed by Toby Emmerich's Fireside Access TV.
Reception Critical response On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 73% approval rating, based on 15 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2026 ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited Documentary Series Ed Greene Astra TV Awards Best Documentary TV Movie aka Charlie Sheen Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television Andrew Renzi, Charles Roven, Nick Boak, Madison Weireter, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach, Jordan Wynn, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Talin P. Middleton, Michael Minahan, and Vivian Johnson Rogowski
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