The Dark Wizard

The Dark Wizard is an unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s most influential and controversial climbers, BASE jumpers, and highline walkers. The four-part docuseries traces the jaw-dropping feats that made him a legend, and the personal turmoil that defined his life.

Directors, Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen; producer, Halle Johns; executive producers, Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, and Elizabeth Potter; editors, Josh Lowell and Josh Minor; music by Dan Deacon. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Bentley Weiner; supervising producer, Abtin Motia.