The official trailer for Apple Original Films’ Tenzing features a few intense moments as it tells the story of climbers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary tackling Mount Everest. Tenzing screened at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals and will open in limited release on October 9, 2026.
The action adventure will stream on Apple TV beginning October 16, 2026.
Genden Phuntsok stars in the titular role and Tom Hiddleston plays Edmund Hillary. The film also stars Caitríona Balfe as Jill Henderson, Thinley Lhamo as Dawa Norgay, and Willem Dafoe as Colonel John Hunt.
Apple Original Films’ synopsis reads, “Based on true events, Tenzing chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife, Dawa, Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson. Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it.
Where Western climbers see Everest as something to be conquered, Tenzing reveres Chomolungma as the sacred mother goddess. What follows is an ascent defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes, and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself. But high above the world, empire, rank, and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, Tenzing is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished — and the love that makes it possible.”
Luke Davies wrote the screenplay, story Peedom and Davies. Peedom, Davies, Desray Armstrong, Liz Watts, Iain Canning, and Emile Sherman serve as producers. Norbu Tenzing, Simon Gillis, and David Michôd are the executive producers.