Netflix · 4 August 2017 · Documentary film · 2h 1m
Icarus
Filmmaker and amateur cyclist Bryan Fogel begins an experiment to explore whether doping can evade sports testing. His collaboration with Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov shifts the film toward allegations of an organized Russian sports-doping program and Rodchenkov's role as a whistleblower.[Netflix] [Story Syndicate]
Interviewees
19 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026
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Bryan FogelFilmmaker and amateur cyclist
Dave ZabriskieCyclist- Don CatlinAnti-doping scientist
- Grigory RodchenkovRussian scientist and anti-doping laboratory director
- Scott BrandtParticipant
- Ben StoneParticipant
Dick PoundIOC member- Richard McLarenInvestigator
- Nikita KamaevRussian anti-doping official
Thomas BachIOC president
Sebastian CoeSports administrator
Vitaliy MutkoRussian sports official
Dan CoganProducer- David HowmanSports administrator
Jacques RoggeFormer IOC president- Jim WaldenAttorney
- Alex MihailovichReporter
- Craig ReedieSports administrator
Alex RodriguezBaseball player
The cast listing identifies several participants as appearing in archive footage; other named archival footage is included among the credited cast.[IMDb]
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Timeline
2017-08-04
Icarus released on Netflix[Netflix] [Story Syndicate]
Episodes
Feature-length documentary; not an episodic series.
Credits
- Director
- Bryan Fogel[Story Syndicate]
- Producers
- Dan Cogan, Bryan Fogel, David Fialkow, Jim Swartz[Story Syndicate]
- Writers
- Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, Jon Bertain, Timothy Rode[IMDb]
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Sources
- Icarus — Netflix, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- Icarus (2017) Full cast & crew — IMDb, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workLow reliability
- Icarus — Story Syndicate, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- Icarus (2017 film) — Wikipedia, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workMedium reliability
- 'Icarus' Review: Bryan Fogel's Game-Changing Doping Doc — Variety, published 2017-01-20. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
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