Finding Michael

2023TV-14100 min

Spencer Matthews heads to Everest to try and find his brother Michael who disappeared 23 years ago.

In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest. But three hours after he summited, he disappeared and was never found. Aged ten when Michael went missing, his brother, entrepreneur and broadcaster Spencer Matthews, always struggled to accept his death. Over twenty years later, Spencer receives a photo of a body on the mountain that could be Michael. He heads to Nepal and recruits Nims Purja, the world '14 peak' record holder, to lead a team and search Everest's ‘Death Zone’ to try to find Michael. Once at an extreme altitude of over 8000m, the team relies on a ten-man search crew, armed with drones and the skillset to go off the summit lines. But as the weather closes in and with time against them, they face a series of unexpected challenges. This film contains scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion advised.

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Genres:Documentary

Director:Tom Beard

Cast:Bear Grylls, Spencer Matthews, Nims Purja, Vogue Williams, Dave Rodney

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Added to Disney+:March 7, 2023