Netflix Announces Alex Honnold's Death-Defying Skyscraper Challenge for 2026
Netflix announced that legendary free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety equipment in a live two-hour special titled "Skyscraper Live" scheduled for early 2026variety+1.
The 1,667-foot Taipei 101, standing as the 11th tallest building in the world and Taiwan's tallest structure, will mark the first time anyone has attempted to free solo climb one of the world's tallest buildingsvariety+1.
Honnold conducted a practice ascent of the skyscraper on September 10, using safety equipment and charming office workers by interacting through windows, which transformed downtown Taipei into what observers called "an impromptu amphitheater"news.tvbs+1.
The special will be produced by Plimsoll Productions Limited, part of ITV Studios, with Al Berman as showrunner and executive producer, building on their previous collaborations documenting Honnold's adventures for Disney+ and National Geographicvariety+1.
This represents Netflix's most audacious live event yet, following their expanding slate of live programming that includes WWE Raw, NFL games, and boxing matches, as the platform seeks to drive subscriber engagement and capture advertising revenuevariety+1.