Hulk Hogan’s upcoming Netflix documentary is set to take fans deeper into his life than ever before, and the man behind the project says the timing of filming turned out to be more emotional than anyone expected.
Brian Storkel, director of the four-part Hulk Hogan documentary, recently spoke about the project and revealed just how extensive the series will be. The documentary, scheduled to drop on Netflix on April 22, 2026, will span four hours and cover everything from Terry Bollea’s childhood to the final chapters of his life.
Storkel explained that Hogan’s full involvement made it possible to uncover personal stories that hadn’t been shared publicly before. With Hogan agreeing to participate directly, the filmmakers were able to build a much more detailed look at both the public icon and the man behind the character.
“It comes out on April 22 on Netflix. We have four parts. So it’s a full, you know, four hours of Hulk Hogan and Terry Bollea. I think that’s the incredible thing with this is, I think we were able to go a lot deeper than other past projects, you know, just because we had full participation from Terry. And then also being able to have four hours to dive in. There’s just so much in his life, in his career, that we know about, but then there’s so much more in his personal life that we were able to get into that hasn’t been told before.”
The documentary itself follows a strict chronological structure, breaking Hogan’s life into distinct eras. Storkel explained that the first episode focuses on Hogan’s early life and rise through the wrestling ranks, setting the foundation for the global superstar he would eventually become.
“It’s all pretty much chronological. So part one is the rise and just the backstory from his childhood all the way up to the early days of wrestling in Florida, Championship Wrestling, up to Minnesota, early days of WWF. And then it kind of culminates with him becoming the Hulk Hogan and headed back to the WWF.”
From there, the second installment dives into the peak of Hulkamania, covering the period that turned Hogan into one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history.
“Episode two is more the height of Hulkamania, from the Iron Sheik all the way through WrestleMania one, WrestleMania III, gets all the way through five, I believe.”
The third chapter shifts into one of the most dramatic changes of Hogan’s career — his transformation into Hollywood Hogan during the New World Order era, while also touching on his work in Hollywood films.
“Our third episode is Hollywood Hogan. So it had both his years in Hollywood in the movies. We talked to some people like Christopher Lloyd about Suburban Commando and things. And then it goes into him in the NWO era of actually becoming the bad guy, Hollywood Hogan, and takes us all the way through, I think, The Rock and WrestleMania 18.”
The final episode moves into Hogan’s later years, covering life outside the ring, his reality television presence, public controversies, and events leading up to his final years.
“And then the final episode is kind of everything after wrestling. It’s like he’s trying to figure out how to get out of wrestling, does the reality show, other things come up, obviously there’s some scandal and some things that happen afterwards. And then it leads us all the way through the RNC and Donald Trump and through his death. So it covers extensively his entire life.”
One of the most emotional revelations from Storkel’s interview involved the production timeline itself. He revealed that filming wrapped not long before Hogan entered the hospital, leaving the team with little time to plan additional scenes they had hoped to capture. Storkel recalled meeting Hogan in person shortly before production began and filming several major interviews that ultimately became the backbone of the documentary.
“The timing couldn’t have been crazier, because I only met with him in person in February. We filmed March and April, five days of his main interview where he told his whole life story, and then there was a lot of other stuff. We went on the road with him, filmed in Florida with him, a bunch. I’d say we were 90 percent shot, and we were probably going to do a few more pickup things down the road. But we shot in March and April. He went in the hospital in May, and then never really recovered.”
Despite losing the opportunity to film additional personal moments, Storkel confirmed the team captured everything necessary to tell Hogan’s story from beginning to end. He also shared a few smaller moments they had hoped to capture, including everyday activities that would have added more personal depth to the series.
“So we had everything we needed to tell his story. I think some of the more fun things, you know, like when I left last, he was like, okay, we’re going to go out in the boat next time. So I was excited to do that. Or one of the things I really wanted to do was film him up close, just grooming his mustache. I never got to do that. But as far as telling his story, we got pretty much everything we needed, and we’d been in the edit already. There was just a chance to go shoot a little bit more with him that we never got.”
The documentary is set to release on April 22, 2026, landing just days after WrestleMania 42 weekend and shortly after Hogan is honored during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony as part of the Immortal Moment category for his legendary WrestleMania III match with Andre the Giant.
With four full hours dedicated to his life, career, controversies, and legacy, the documentary promises to give fans one of the most complete looks yet at the man behind Hulkamania.
Hulk Hogan Netflix Documentary Spoilers And Key Details Revealed
- The documentary will be four hours long and split into four chronological episodes covering Hulk Hogan’s full life and wrestling career.
- Hulk Hogan fully participated in the project, which allowed filmmakers to go deeper into his personal life than previous documentaries.
- Episode 1 will focus on Hogan’s childhood and early wrestling journey, including his beginnings in Florida, his time in Minnesota, and his early WWF run leading to the creation of the Hulk Hogan character.
- Episode 2 will cover the height of Hulkamania, including his feud with The Iron Sheik and major moments from WrestleMania I through WrestleMania V.
- Episode 3 will focus on Hogan’s Hollywood acting career and his transformation into Hollywood Hogan during the nWo era, including events leading up to his WrestleMania 18 match with The Rock.
- Episode 4 will explore Hogan’s life after wrestling, including his reality television career, public controversies, political appearances, and events later in his life.
- Hogan filmed five full days of interviews where he told his life story on camera.
- Production crews also filmed additional footage with Hogan while traveling with him in Florida.
- The documentary team was about 90 percent finished filming before Hogan entered the hospital.
- Hogan entered the hospital in May shortly after the main filming sessions were completed.
- Some planned personal scenes were never filmed, including a boat outing with Hogan.
- Another planned scene that never happened would have shown Hogan grooming his mustache up close.
- The director confirmed they still had everything necessary to complete Hogan’s story despite missing those additional moments.
- The documentary will be released on Netflix on April 22, 2026.
- The release date is scheduled three days after WrestleMania 42 Night Two.
- The release will also take place five days after Hogan’s WWE Hall of Fame recognition for his WrestleMania III match with Andre the Giant.
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