Netflix Slates Alex Honnold Special with Plimsoll

Free solo climber Alex Honnold is scaling a 101-story building in Taipei in a Plimsoll Productions special for Netflix.

In 2026, Honnold will attempt to become the first person to free solo Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan and the 11th tallest in the world at 1,667 ft., in Skyscraper Live, a two-hour special being produced by ITV Studios’ Plimsoll Productions.

“Skyscraper Live will kick off 2026 as our latest global must-watch live event,” said Brandon Riegg, VP of nonfiction series and sports at Netflix. “Watching Alex Honnold free climb Taipei 101 will be an adrenaline-inducing spectacle that you can’t look away from.
Everyone will be talking about it as it happens.”

Honnold serves as EP alongside Grant Mansfield, James Smith, Alan Eyres and Jonathan Retseck

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