The Man Will Burn

Since its beginning in 1986, Burning Man has grown from its anarchic counterculture roots in San Francisco to a globally recognized spectacle, drawing 80,000 “Burners” to the Nevada desert every year. With exclusive access to Burning Man Project (BMP) leadership, this four-part HBO Original documentary series follows the organization through several years of unprecedented turmoil, chronicling a movement pushed to its limits as it fights to remain operational while staying true to its core values.

Directors, Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi; producers, Muriel Soenens, Catie Bolt, Eric Forman, Paul McGuire, and Jillian Li; executive producers, Nina Fialkow, David Fialkow, Nushin Sabet, Farhad Mohit, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Thor Björgólfsson, Lyn Lear, Jehane Noujaim, Karim Amer, Geralyn Dreyfous, and Vikram Gandhi; executive producers for Double Agent: Dana O’Keefe, Yariv Milchan, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Natalie Lehmann, and Emily Selinger. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.