HBO Max is revisiting the untimely death of Brittany Murphy, the actress whose surprise 2009 death has been the subject of many conspiracy theories.
The two-part documentary series, fromBlumhouse Television and Pyramid Productions, will be a character portrait of the young actress' quick career assent and mysterious end — one that acoroner chalked up to pneumonia, even though Murphy was just 32 years old at the time of her death.
Five months later, her widower Simon Monjack was found dead at their Hollywood Hills home after also seemingly succumbing to pneumonia. “I agreed to do this film because I think it’s a shame that Brittany’s promising life and career has been eclipsed by the circumstances of her death," said directorCynthia Hill.
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