Your 2026 guide to streaming the Russell Brand From Addiction to Recovery documentary
Want to watch the documentary Russell Brand from Addiction to Recovery without the guesswork—here’s where to begin.
Made in the wake of Amy Winehouse’s death, the 2012 film Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery pairs Brand’s own history with heroin with a broader, uncomfortable question: how does society treat addiction — as an illness to be treated or a crime to be punished? Brand wrote the documentary, Ross Wilson directed, and the hour-long film includes archival footage of Winehouse and an appearance by her father, Mitch Winehouse.
Available to rent on Prime Video for $1.99 in the U.S.
The documentary is personal by design. Brand opens up about relapse, recovery, and the systems that catch — or fail — people who need help. It ’s less a celebrity tell-all than a push to rethink how we talk about addiction and how people in crisis are seen.
Another tough watch: Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey is a British TV doc from director Leo Regan that follows photojournalist Lanre Fehintola as he attempts to detox from heroin in his Bradford apartment without medication or professional support. Regan keeps the camera close as Fehintola ricochets between volatile stretches and quiet, raw moments, tracing how a journalist studying addiction slowly became part of the story himself. The film is part of Regan’s long-running trilogy that began in 1998.
It isn’t on Netflix or the usual subscription platforms, but the full documentary can be found on YouTube .
Where to watch
- Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery — Rent on Prime Video for $1.99 (about 1 hour; 2012; directed by Ross Wilson; written by Brand; includes archival Amy Winehouse footage and Mitch Winehouse).
- Cold Turkey — Watch on YouTube (directed by Leo Regan; follows Lanre Fehintola’s at-home detox; not currently on Netflix or other major U.S. subscription streamers).