Chris Hemsworth’s new documentary series has him performing some death-defying stunts.
AsMarvel’sThor,Hemsworth has spent more than a decade facing off against all sorts of superpowered foes.
The result isLimitless with Chris Hemsworth,a six-part series debuting this fall on Disney+.

Chris Hemsworth in ‘Limitless’.Craig Parry/Disney +
“I was just in awe of the individuals I was working with who did this day to day.
All the biggest tech companies have all these departments and wings that are looking into it.”
The director points to his 2006 filmThe Fountainas an example of his longtime fascination with the subject.

Chris Hemsworth in ‘Limitless’.Craig Parry/Disney +
Now, it seems like lots of people are taking it seriously."
Much of the show focuses on the physical aspects of longevity.
“I think you get to see a side of Chris that people have never seen before.”

Chris Hemsworth in ‘Limitless’.Craig Parry/Disney +
One of Hemsworth’s most challenging moments was that icy swim in the frigid waters of Norway.
“That was a super hard, scary experience,” Aronofsky says.
“It was really dangerous.

Chris Hemsworth in ‘Limitless’.Craig Parry/Disney +
To see him rise to that occasion was spectacular.”
“Immediately, I was like, ‘Never again,'” he says with a laugh.
“I ticked the box.
If there was an emergency, there’d be something familiar about it.