CBC aboard Dogwoof docuseries on Olympic snowboarder turned FBI’s most wanted
An FBI photo of fugitive Ryan Wedding
Canadian public broadcaster CBC is on board a true crime docuseries about a former Olympian wanted by the FBI on drug ring charges from Dogwoof, Visitor Media, Rolling Stone Films and Mexican actors Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna.
Snow King: From Olympian to Narco charts the astonishing journey of former snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is now one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives, accused of running a violent, billion-dollar drug empire for Mexico’s most notorious cartel.
Drawing on the investigative reporting of Rolling Stone and the Toronto Star, it will take viewers inside efforts to uncover how Wedding transformed from national hero to alleged cartel boss and international fugitive.
The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to US$10m for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Wedding, who is wanted by the FBI on multiple charges, including orchestrating the murders of four people in Ontario, Canada.
The team has been filming across Canada, Mexico and the US since January, working alongside expert journalists and investigators, including Rolling Stone’s Jesse Hyde, the Toronto Star’s Calvi Leon and operatives in Mexico, as well as current and former FBI agents and law enforcement officials.
Snow King is a coproduction between London-based documentary specialist Dogwoof and Toronto production company Visitor Media. It is being developed in partnership with CBC, New York’s Rolling Stone Films and García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico City-based prodco La Corriente del Golfo.
Nico Wasserman, senior development exec at Dogwoof, initially developed the project and is executive producing.
Dogwoof CEO Anna Godas and Visitor Media president Sean O’Neill are producers. Rolling Stone CEO Gus Wenner, Rolling Stone Films senior VP Jason Fine, Hyde, García Bernal and Luna are also executive producers.
For CBC, Sally Catto is general manager of entertainment, factual and sports; Jennifer Dettman is executive director, unscripted content; Sandra Kleinfeld is senior director, documentary; and Michelle McCree is executive in charge of production, CBC Docs.
The project is the first in a multi-year development partnership between Dogwoof and Visitor Media, formed following the success of the 2024 documentary feature and CBC series Swan Song.
