See trailer for OZZY OSBOURNE documentary 'No Escape From Now'
18-09-2025
Paramount+ has released a trailer for its previously announced documentary about Ozzy Osbourne ahead of an October 7 premiere in the U.S. and internationally, excluding Japan. The feature-length project, titled “Ozzy: No Escape From Now”, will “reveal the devastating setbacks” the iconic singer had “faced since his fateful fall in 2019,” according to a press release.
Directed by BAFTA winner Tania Alexander (“Gogglebox”),the doc began filming in 2022 during the sessions for Osbourne‘s 13th album “Patient Number 9” and continued through what the 76-year-British-born musician’s final performance with BLACK SABBATH in his original hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5.
“I used to take pills for fun. Now I take them to stay alive,” Ozzy, who died from a heart attack on July 22, says at one point in the trailer, which shows footage of Osbourne recording the title track for “Patient Number 9”.
Watch the trailer below.
A few days after Ozzy‘s death, Tania and Phil Alexander, the creative team behind “Ozzy: No Escape From Now”, told Rolling Stone in a statement: “We are truly heartbroken to hear the news of Ozzy‘s passing. Filming with him, Sharon, Aimee, Kelly and Jack for the last three and a half years will always be a cherished and remarkable experience — largely because we got to regularly witness Ozzy‘s indomitable spirit, his mischievous, irresistible grin and his masterful display of unique one-liners. We will always love you, dear Oz. And we send love and strength to Sharon and her family.”
The documentary is being produced by U.K. production house Echo Velvet in partnership with the Osbournes and MTV Entertainment Studios. Gillmer and Amanda Culkowski are executive producing the project for MTV Entertainment Studios alongside Phil Alexander for Echo Velvet and Sharon Osbourne for Sharon Osbourne Management.
Ozzy died on July 22 of a heart attack, his death certificate revealed. The certificate also reportedly said the 76-year-old musician suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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