The Dark Wizard

About The Dark Wizard

An unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, the world's most influential and controversial climber, base jumper and highline walker, who achieves jaw-dropping feats while battling his inner demons.

The Dark Wizard is a documentary series that ran on HBO. The series is filed under yosemite, mountaineering, rock climbing, and miniseries.

Its one season of 4 episodes aired between April 2026 and May 2026.

Dean Potter leads the cast as Self (archive footage), Dean Fidelman as Self, Timmy O'Neill as Self, and Jim Hurst as Self. Produced by Sender Films.

It streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States. Alias Grace, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, and John Adams make useful companions to The Dark Wizard, all filed under biography. It carries a TV-MA rating.