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'Bright Lights' Documentary on Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Gets Debut Date

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ByMICHAEL ROTHMAN
December 30, 2016, 4:45 PM

— -- "Bright Lights," an HBO documentary about the relationship between Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds will debut on the network on Jan. 7.

HBO sent out an official release and, given the deaths of both Fisher and Reynolds this week, the film's air date has been moved up.

Carrie Fisher: A Life in Pictures

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American actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role in the "Star Wars" movies, has passed away at age 60.
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"The story of a family’s complicated love, this documentary is an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity," an official release from HBO stated today.

The doc will include everyday details about the two living next door to one another and Fisher's concerns over her mother's continuing to perform well into her 80s.

"Carrie’s response is both hilarious and heart-rending. Featuring vintage family films that bring iconic old-world Hollywood to life, as well as extensive vérité footage, the film is directed by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens," the release adds.

Fisher died on Tuesday at the age of 60, days after she went into cardiac arrest. The next day, Reynolds died after suffering a stroke, her son Todd Fisher told ABC News earlier this week.

"Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" airs Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO.

Debbie Reynolds: A Life in Pictures

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Debbie Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated actress and the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at 84. <br><br> Debbie Reynolds at an airport filming scenes for "It Started With a Kiss," 1959.
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