Netflix sets November 13 release for Russell Brand documentary

Netflix will release Russell Brand: Open Secret on November 13, a documentary about the comedian’s rise to fame and criminal trial, the streaming company said. Netflix describes the film as featuring voices from people familiar with Brand’s life and archival footage. It is produced by 72 Films.

The announcement follows Brand’s sentencing on November 9 to 10 years and six months in prison. A jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women between 2004 and 2009. The sentence was reduced by a year for mitigating factors, according to reporting on the case.

Netflix said the documentary will cover Brand’s path from comedy stardom to trial. Its description also refers to the investigation by The Times and The Sunday Times. Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace are identified in reports as correspondents involved in that investigation. The film’s director is named as Olivia Isaacs in one account and Oliver Isaacs in another.

Brand was convicted of raping a woman he met after a 2009 stand-up show and of sexually assaulting three other women. The jury found him not guilty of two other rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault,...