But filmmaker John Dower (Thrilla in Manila, My Scientology Movie) will launch an investigation into the only unsolved airplane hijacking in U.S. history almost 50 years after the disappearing act. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max on Nov. 25. The film “brings to life the stories of four individuals fervently believed by their family and friends to be the mystery man who hijacked a 727 flying out of Portland, OR, traded the passengers’ lives for $200,000 and four parachutes, leapt from 10,000 feet over some of Washington State’s roughest terrain, and was never heard from again,” reads the press statement. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper will mix archival footage, acted scene recreations and exclusive interviews with people who are directly connected to the case and its likeliest culprits. The documentary will also explore the copycat hijackings which turned Cooper’s story into folklore. The anthology series will include “a shocking examination into Las Vegas fertility specialist, Dr. Quincy Fortier” in Baby God, which premieres on Dec. 2; Alabama Snake, which tells the “haunting tale of an attempted murder by a religious snake handler,” and premieres Dec. 9; and “the search for justice in the aftermath of a bishop and human rights activist’s murder in Guatemala” in The Art of Political Murder, which airs Dec. 16.The Mystery of D.B. Cooper debuts Nov. 25 at 9 p.m. on HBO.
