Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Tenzing Sets 2026 Apple TV+ Release Date
Tenzing is a movie about the mountaineer Tenzing Norgay.
In 1953, Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the top of Mount Everest together.
The film tells the story of their difficult climb.
It also explores Norgay’s personal life and his friendship with Hillary.
Tom Hiddleston plays Edmund Hillary.
Genden Phuntsok plays Tenzing Norgay.
Jennifer Peedom directed the movie.
The film will be available on Apple TV+ starting October 16, 2026.
Tom Hiddleston will portray Sir Edmund Hillary in Tenzing, a biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay.
The film is directed by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Jennifer Peedom.
Tenzing will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 16, 2026.
The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2026, and screened at TIFF on September 15.
Genden Phuntsok, Thinley Lhamo, Caitríona Balfe, and Willem Dafoe are also part of the cast.
- Who
- The film focuses on Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, with Tom Hiddleston portraying Hillary and Genden Phuntsok portraying Norgay.
- What
- Tenzing is a biographical drama about the 1953 expedition that took Norgay and Hillary to the summit of Mount Everest.
- When
- The Apple TV+ release is scheduled for October 16, 2026; the Everest ascent took place on May 29, 1953.
- Where
- The story centers on Mount Everest, and the film will be available on Apple TV+.
- Why
- The film aims to portray Tenzing Norgay’s life, the historic Everest expedition, and the significance of the achievement.
- OTT platform
- Apple TV+
- OTT release date
- October 16, 2026
- Director
- Jennifer Peedom
- Tenzing Norgay actor
- Genden Phuntsok
- Edmund Hillary actor
- Tom Hiddleston
- World premiere
- Telluride Film Festival, September 4, 2026
- Historic ascent
- Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached Mount Everest’s summit on May 29, 1953