Netflix brings Carlos Irwin Estévez, aka Charlie Sheen's life story within a two-episode documentary, the Hollywood star who ruled the television industry from 2003 to 2011.

Charlie Sheen
Last Updated: 05.09 PM, Sep 08, 2025
Netflix is bringing a two-part biographical documentary that tells the life story of Charlie Sheen, the popular Hollywood star who's full name is Carlos Irwin Estévez. The actor rose to fame with his television works from 2003 to 2011. The documentary will give viewers a deep dive into the rise and fall of this talented but controversial celebrity who is still not known to many. The documentary is titled 'aka Charlie Sheen' and is coming this September 2025 only.
The two-episode documentary will be released on Netflix on September 10, 2025. The show will chronicle the 60-year-old star's struggles with drug addiction, and his journey to recovery.
The 2-minute-20-second video begins with Charlie Sheen sitting on a couch, recalling his past full of struggles. The Hollywood star is seen discussing his life with a new level of honesty and insight, covering his childhood, rise to fame, his red carpet attendance, along with intimate interviews with his former drug dealer, as he attempts to set the record straight after seven years of sobriety. The trailer unveiled that the documentary uses a confessional format, with Sheen himself sharing deeply personal stories that he's never discussed publicly before.
Charlie Sheen is particularly famous for his works in the Oliver Stone-directorials Platoon (1986) and Wall Street (1987), as well as the comedy Major League (1989). The veteran also rose to fame with his long-running TV show, Two and a Half Men, which helped him become the highest-paid actor of that time.
However, Charlie Sheen's personal life became a constant subject for public interest in the West, with newspapers and gossip sites frequently reporting his various troubles. He was involved in several highly publicised scandals and struggled with drugs and alcoholism. These issues created a great controversies and ultimately led to his departure from the show, Two and a Half Men.
The upcoming documentary will feature exclusive interviews with Sheen himself, along with his family, close friends, and colleagues like Jon Cryer, Denise Richards, and Chuck Lorre. The star will be telling his life-story from his own perspective.
According to Netflix, aka Charlie Sheen will delve into a story of winning, losing, and the price of survival under Hollywood’s brightest spotlights and darkest shadows. The documentary will trace Sheen’s meteoric rise, his shocking downfalls, and personal battles that became public spectacles.
Q. Where to watch aka Charlie Sheen?
A. The documentary aka Charlie Sheen is coming to Netflix on September 10, 2025.
Q. What's all about aka Charlie Sheen documentary?
A. The documentary aka Charlie Sheen chronicles Hollywood star Charlie Sheen's rise to fame in the 1980s and 1990s and his horrific and very public drug-fueled meltdown in 2011.