HBO Moves Up Release of Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds Doc 'Bright Lights'

HBO has moved up its airdate for Carrie Fisher-Debbie Reynolds documentary “Bright Lights” after both daughter and mother passed away within a day of each other this week.

The special will now debut on Saturday, January 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Here’s HBO’s official description: The story of a family’s complicated love, this documentary is an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity. Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, live in the same Beverly Hills compound. The 83-year-old grand dame still has a Las Vegas act, but performing is taking its toll. 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.

Also Read: 'Bright Lights' Cannes Review: Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Documentary Is Very Funny, Brutally Honest

“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” has already played at Cannes, Telluride and the New York Film Festival.

As previously announced, Fisher’s 2010 special “Wishful Drinking” will receive an encore presentation this Sunday, Jan. 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

The feature-length adaptation of her autobiographical stage production tells the tale of her life, combining a one-woman stage performance, interviews with family and friends, and archival footage.

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Through the Years (Photos)

The world is devastated by the loss of both Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, within one day of each other. The mother-daughter duo worked together both in front of and behind the camera on occasion, but it was their never-ending bond that solidified their sweetness. Charisma runs thick within this family, and so we've compiled some of the best shots of both Reynolds and Fisher for a look back on their story together.
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Reynolds and Fisher celebrate springtime in 1959.
A teenage Carrie Fisher and Reynolds, 1973.
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds at Town Hall in New York City, 1972
Reynolds and Fisher feature on the June 1973 "Ladies Home Journal" cover.
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As Fisher's career grew, Reynolds seemed to support every step. The actress said in an interview that: "People used to call her “Debbie Reynolds’ daughter,” now they call me “Princess Leia’s mother!”"
Reynolds and Fisher often attended galas, red carpets and other events together.
Reynolds and Fisher in 1997, in a promotional shot for "All Star Moms."
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Fisher and Reynolds attend the 2011 Emmy Awards.
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Fisher paid tribute to her mother at the 2015 Screen Actor's Guild Award. Said Fisher of Reynolds: "She's been more than a mother to me, not much, but definitely more. She is a movie star, recording artist, television actor, nightclub entertainer, Broadway performer and co-founder of the Thalians, a group that has raised more than $30 million for mental health. Well, mental health-related causes, and $4.5 million of that money is allocated just for me."
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Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were proof that wit and charm can be hereditary

The world is devastated by the loss of both Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, within one day of each other. The mother-daughter duo worked together both in front of and behind the camera on occasion, but it was their never-ending bond that solidified their sweetness. Charisma runs thick within this family, and so we've compiled some of the best shots of both Reynolds and Fisher for a look back on their story together.

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Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Through the Years (Photos)

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