The Dark Wizard

Blew threw all four episodes on a flight this week. Dean Potter was a complicated genius (aren't they all?) and I found myself compelled into his orbit through a tiny screen on an airplane - can't imagine what it would have been like to be around him in person. Was sweaty and had heart palpitations for most of it, could not believe what I was seeing - excellent docu series, can't recommend enough.

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The Dark Wizard

Grier

“I can’t get over this insane HBO doc on climber/base jumper Dean Potter. Having grown up in a family of athletes and adrenaline junkies I have a particular penchant for this type of extreme sports content. Part of the strange tragedy of this doc is watching the halcyon days of climbing as counterculture vanish. Disturbing, fascinating, man v. himself, man v. world.”

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Very Carrie

“Never have I ever been more excited for it to be a Tuesday. Highly recommend! “The Dark Wizard is a 2026 four-part HBO Max documentary series exploring the life of Dean Potter, a pioneering, controversial extreme climber, BASE jumper, and highline walker. Directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen (The Alpinist), it covers his, triumphs, inner demons, and rivalry with Alex Honnold.””