Robert Downey Jr-backed documentary Sr. will get OTT launch date. See first poster

Actor Robert Downey Jr has shared the primary poster of the Netflix documentary Sr., which relies on the lifetime of his father and late Hollywood director, Robert Downey Sr. The countercultural filmmaker handed away in July final yr. He was 85. The documentary will stream on Netflix from December 2.

The poster has the Iron Man actor seated beside his father. He watches the late filmmaker intently as he seems into the digital camera. The tagline of the documentary on the poster reads, “Like father, like son, like no other.”

Sharing the poster, Robert Downey Jr wrote on Instagram, “He was a groundbreaking filmmaker. As well as my dad. It’s not uncomplicated…’Sr.’ is a documentary that tells the story of Robert Downey’s maverick rise in NYC, his crash, burn and redemption in Hollywood and our relationship in the aftermath. Directed by Chris Smith. Only on Netflix, December 2nd.”

The official synopsis of Sr. describes it as “a lovingly irreverent portrait of the life, career, and last days of maverick filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., whose rebellious spirit infused decades of counterculture movie-making. Sr. widens the lens from Downey’s art to the life with which it was deeply intertwined, including an intimate examination of his relationship with son Robert Downey Jr.”

The documentary comes from five-time Emmy-nominated director, Chris Smith.

Sr. is a co-production between Team Downey and Library Films. “We’re grateful to have Netflix partner with us on this highly personal project. They’re the ideal home for our unconventional, oft absurd, brutally in-depth homage,” Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey mentioned in a joint assertion.