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Alex Honnold to Free Solo Taipei 101 for Netflix

10/1/2025

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Alex Honnold will free solo Taipei 101 in Netflix's Skyscraper Live, a two-hour event premiering in early 2026.
Taipei 101 is Taiwan’s tallest building at 1,667 ft and ranks 11th tallest worldwide.
Netflix’s Brandon Riegg calls the project an "adrenaline inducing spectacle."
Plimsoll Productions (ITV Studios) produces the special; Al Berman is showrunner and executive producer, with Joe DeMaio directing.

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Story summary

Alex Honnold will free solo Taipei 101 in Netflix's Skyscraper Live, a two-hour event premiering in early 2026.
Taipei 101 is Taiwan’s tallest building at 1,667 ft and ranks 11th tallest worldwide.
Netflix’s Brandon Riegg calls the project an "adrenaline inducing spectacle."
Plimsoll Productions (ITV Studios) produces the special; Al Berman is showrunner and executive producer, with Joe DeMaio directing.