Season 1

1. Ethiopia

2026-02-19 · 45m

Ed Stafford meets the Hamer, cattle herders from Ethiopia, who must jump a line of bulls to be considered a man.

2. Brazil

2026-02-26 · 45m

In Brazil, Ed endures the painful bullet-ant ceremony. Also facing 24 hours of agony are the Brazilian boys who do this 20 times to become men.

3. Tanzania

2026-03-05 · 45m

Ed meets the Hadzabe of Tanzania, who live in balance with their environment, including collecting honey from the world's most aggressive bees.

4. Inner Mongolia

2026-03-12 · 45m

In Mongolia, Ed must wrestle the giant heirs of Genghis Khan to become a man. He takes part in the annual rite of passage festival, Naadam.

5. Ecuador

2026-03-19 · 45m

Ed travels to the Ecuadorian rainforest to meet the Waorani, hunting three-headed monkeys and crocodiles, and making poison blow-darts.

6. Shaolin

2026-03-26 · 45m

Shaolin kung fu can take years to master - Ed has just a few days to learn to control his Qi, or vital force, and perform a Kamehameha, before fighting a martial arts master.

7. Episode 7

8. Episode 8

9. Episode 9

10. Episode 10

11. Episode 11

12. Episode 12