The online streaming platform is all set to unfold the journey of three hunters in its new docuseries “Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure,” which will be available on the OTT platform from March 27, 2025.
The docuseries is a TRUE STORY and is all about Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt. It will show the real experiences of the people who participated in the treasure hunt, which was a chest of gold hidden in the Rockies. The clues were hidden in a cryptic poem, and it led to a decade-long search, sparking controversies and also resulting in the death of around five people.
Here is the detailed information about the story -
The real story behind the hunt -
According to certain reports, an art dealer and author, Forrest Fenn, hid a treasure chest in an undisclosed location in the Rocky Mountains in the year 2010. Following this, he published a memoir with a 24-verse poem containing clues. He named the memoir “The Thrill of the Chase.”
The release led to a massive treasure hunt in which more than 400,000 people participated and tried to search for gold and other valuable items. Unfortunately, around five people lost their lives during this massive search.
After a decade, in 2020, a former journalist, Jack Stuef, started claiming that he had found the treasure chest, but eventually, his statement turned out to be skeptical.
What does Gold & Greed explore?
The docuseries Gold and Greed is expected to unveil certain facts linked to this treasure hunt, including the lengths people went to find the treasure, the controversies around the same, and whether the chest is present in the Rocky Mountains or is lost.
It is anticipated that the items in the treasure chest would be worth approximately USD 2 million.