TV series
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
Overview
An in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 90’s actress and rising star, Brittany Murphy. The series goes beyond the conspiracy theories and headlines, featuring new interviews by those closest to Brittany and new archival footage.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-10-14
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 2 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Network
- HBO Max
- Production
- Blumhouse Television, Pyramid Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Brittany Murphy as Self (archive footage)
- Simon Monjack as Self (archive footage)
- Kathy Najimy as Self
- Lisa Rieffel as Self
- Shawn Levy as Self
- Taryn Manning as Self
- Amy Heckerling as Self
- Marti Faulkner as Self
- Kelly Faulkner as Self
- Amber Ryland as Self
- John Menter as Self
- Sara Hammel as Self
Creators and crew
- Jeremy Gold - Executive Producer
- Jennifer O'Connell - Executive Producer
- Mary Lisio - Executive Producer
- James Buddy Day - Executive Producer
- Jason Blum - Executive Producer
- Chris McCumber - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Part 1
After bursting onto the scene in the mid-‘90s, Brittany Murphy is on a path to becoming an A-list actor. But in 2009, shocking news of her mysterious death casts suspicion on her husband Simon Monjack.
Episode 2: Part 2
Less than six months after Brittany’s passing, Simon dies from eerily similar causes, bringing to light his secret past, the couple’s troubling relationship, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding their deaths.
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