A new documentary examining the musical careers of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter and late pop singer Aaron Carter is set to release April 15 on Paramount+.
The two-part doc will be told by the brothers’ sister Angel Carter Conrad, and include conversations between Angel and Nick. According to a press release, Angel “unpacks the complicated family dynamics that led to the untimely deaths of three of the original five Carter kids as well as their father.” She will also discuss the “pain, fame, expectations, addiction, assumptions and at the heart of it all, critical mental health issues faced by the family, with the hope to honor their journey and transform their past into a message of hope and purpose for others encountering similar challenges.”
Per the the release, the upcoming film will also highlight home videos, family photos, audio recordings, and private text messages, and will “[pull] back the veil on the Carter family as we hear them speak out for the first time: from their sadness and fear to love and hope.”
The Carters: Hurts to Love You will feature interviews with friends of the Carters including Melissa Joan Hart, Scout Willis, and manager Lori Knight. The documentary was directed by Soleil Moon Frye, the Punky Brewster star who helmed Kid 90 in 2021.
Aaron died on Nov. 5, 2022, at 34 years old after being found unresponsive in the bathtub of his home in Lancaster, California. According the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, the artist drowned after inhaling difluoroethane, and taking alprazolam (a generic form of Xanax). His death was ruled as an accident.
His brother Nick Carter, has been accused of sexual assault by three women including Shannon “Shay” Ruth, Dream singer Melissa Schuman, and Ashley Repp, the accuser who alleges Carter raped her on a yacht in 2003 when she was 15 years old.
Carter has denied the allegations and countersued the women for defamation. His defamation claim against Repp was tossed out last August. He has not been charged with any crimes related to the women’s allegations.
Schuman’s California case is set for a trial in Santa Monica in December. Ruth’s and Repp’s claims are set to be heard at a consolidated trial in Nevada scheduled for March 2026.
