Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage (2026)

SERIES

20261 Season

Documentary

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

From 24 hours of agony in Brazil to jumping over bulls in Ethiopia, adventurer Ed Stafford courses the world to experience how indigenous peoples turn boys into men.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, India.

Details

Director: Alexis Girardet
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Feb 19, 2026
Network: Discovery, discovery+
Studio: Arrow Media, Beach House Pictures

Time to finish

9 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

SERIES

20261 Season

Documentary

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

From 24 hours of agony in Brazil to jumping over bulls in Ethiopia, adventurer Ed Stafford courses the world to experience how indigenous peoples turn boys into men.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, India.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Feb 19, 2026 · 45m
Ethiopia
Ed Stafford meets the Hamer, cattle herders from Ethiopia, who must jump a line of bulls to be considered a man.
E2 · Airs Feb 26, 2026 · 45m
Brazil
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.
E3 · Airs Mar 5, 2026 · 45m
Tanzania
Ed meets the Hadzabe of Tanzania, who live in balance with their environment, including collecting honey from the world's most aggressive bees.
E4 · Airs Mar 12, 2026 · 45m
Inner Mongolia
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.
E5 · Airs Mar 19, 2026 · 45m
Ecuador
Ed travels to the Ecuadorian rainforest to meet the Waorani, hunting three-headed monkeys and crocodiles, and making poison blow-darts.
E6 · Airs Mar 26, 2026 · 45m
Shaolin
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.
E7 · Airs TBA
Episode 7
E8 · Airs TBA
Episode 8
E9 · Airs TBA
Episode 9
E10 · Airs TBA
Episode 10
E11 · Airs TBA
Episode 11
E12 · Airs TBA
Episode 12

Details

Director: Alexis Girardet
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Feb 19, 2026
Network: Discovery, discovery+
Studio: Arrow Media, Beach House Pictures

Time to finish

9 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

About

Where to watch

Details

Time to finish

Cast

If you like this

About

Where to watch

Episodes

Details

Time to finish

Cast

If you like this

Episodes