Keanu Reeves, Gard Hollinger Spotlight Creativity, Ingenuity in ‘Visionaries’ Docuseries

Reeves and Hollinger cofounded ARCH Motorcycle in 2011.

Keanu Reeves speaks during the presentation of the new motorbike Arch 1s during the Milano Moto Show in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 8, 2017. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images

Actor Keanu Reeves and custom bike designer Gard Hollinger have channeled their lifelong passion for motorcycles into a new docuseries.

“Visionaries,” which debuted on The Roku Channel on March 7, sees Reeves, 60, and Hollinger, 65, set out to uncover some of the most cutting-edge innovators around the world in an effort to spur their own creativity.

“Searching for inspiration from those who help shape and change the world around us,” the “John Wick” star says in an official trailer.

“We'll take you from the rugged shores of Norway to thousands of feet underwater and into the unexpected,” continues Hollinger. “This is a quest for inspiration.”

Roku first announced the show, which was originally titled “The Arch Project,” in an April 2024 press release.

In a joint statement, Reeves and Hollinger said their goal in creating the docuseries was to explore the origins of human creativity and ingenuity.

“We’ve sought out artists, innovators, and creators whose stories we hope will inspire viewers to find answers that help unlock their own creativity,” they shared.

Reeves first met Hollinger in 2007 when he commissioned him to build a motorcycle. Four years later, the duo cofounded the Southern California-based custom bike manufacturer ARCH Motorcycle.

“What came across through that was Gard’s vision, Gard’s way [in which] he creatively uses form and function to the aesthetics, to the practicalities,” Reeves told People magazine on March 7.

“And as the years have gone by, we had this opportunity to share that, or go into a show, to look into creativity and form and function aesthetics and that’s what visionary is, to me, through this ARCH lens, which is Gard’s eye.”

‘Visionaries’

In last year’s press release, Roku said Reeves and Hollinger initially launched their motorcycle company “to challenge the perception of what an American motorcycle could be.”

“Anything that compromises the ride, aesthetics, stance, or function is treated as an opportunity to innovate and improve the design,” the streaming platform said.

“Every ARCH motorcycle is bespoke to each owner and built from an obsession for innovative design, engineering excellence, and dedication to the rider.”

To satisfy their hunger for innovative design, Reeves and Hollinger speak with a variety of creators throughout the series. These include Norwegian architect Kjetil Thorsen, sculptor Paige Bradley, marine scientist Mattie Rodrigue, and former motorcycle racer Igor Akrapovic, who is now renowned for his brand of high-performance exhaust systems.

In the first episode, Reeves and Hollinger meet with aeronautical engineer Tim Ellis. Ellis, cofounder and CEO of the rocket manufacturing company Relativity Space, gives the two motorcycle enthusiasts a tour of his company’s rocket-making “Stargate” machines, which he describes as being “the largest metal 3D printers in the world.”

James Turrell, a light and space artist renowned for his perceptual art installations, is the subject of the show’s second episode.

Since 1975, Turrell has been working to transform the Roden Crater—a nearly 400,000-year-old extinct volcanic crater located in Northern Arizona’s Painted Desert region—into a naked-eye observatory.

In a recent interview with Reuters, Reeves said Turrell’s ongoing efforts to bring the immersive and experiential project to life “was certainly remarkable.”

“I love being able to talk to someone about their passion and their art and their craft,” the actor told the publication on March 6. “And the artists that we spoke to, they were very open to have that intimacy in a way to talk about passion and creativity, [which] was some of the more profound experiences that we have in life.”

Actor Keanu Reeves attends the world premiere of "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" at One Hanson in New York, on May 9, 2019. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

In the third episode of “Visionaries,” Reeves and Hollinger interview footwear designer Omar Bailey, cofounder and creative director of the sneaker production company FCTRY LAb.

Bailey took to Instagram last month to share that he was honored to be among the seven visionaries featured on the show.

“Excited to share my journey from a skinny 7 year old sketching sneakers to co-founding @fctrylab in 2022. Nothing in life comes easy and I hope there is something you can take away from my story and apply to your own journey,” the designer wrote on Feb. 28.

“To Keanu and Gard, thank you for shining your light on me and what we are building at FCTRY LAb,” he continued. “It was a pleasure working with everyone on this project. This is a proud moment for all of us.”