“This has been an intense 3.5-year personal journey that exposed the biggest scandal in sports history,” Fogel said at the time of the deal in an official statement. The deal was the culmination of an intense bidding war that began after the film earned rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. The $5 million price tag for the film is one of the largest ever for the distribution rights to a non-fiction film. Netflix forged a historic deal for Icarus in January. Grigory Rodchenkov end up placing the pair at the center of one of the largest international sports scandals in history, and put both of their lives in danger as Russian officials connected with the scandal die under mysterious circumstances. However, after being connected with a Russian scientist considered to be an expert in the anti-doping policy and investigation, Fogel soon finds himself caught up in the maelstrom that cast a shadow over the country’s sports program.įogel’s investigation and interactions with Dr. Icarus follows its director, Bryan Fogel, as he initially attempts to learn more about the doping process by taking performance-enhancing drugs himself, observing the changes in his abilities and performance, and attempting to evade detection. Icarus | Official Trailer | NetflixAs if Russia wasn’t in the headlines enough lately, Netflix has released the first trailer for Icarus, it’s upcoming documentary on the sports doping scandal that led to the disqualification of a large swath of the country’s athletes from both the Olympics and Paralympics in recent years.
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