Pole to Pole With Will Smith

Will struggles in bone-chilling winds in the South Pole, where temperatures can drop below -100°F. He skis, treks and climbs across giant icefields and cliffs with the support of one of the world’s best polar athletes, Richard Parks. In one of the planet’s most isolated research stations, scientists take ice cores deep under the surface and make incredible sacrifices to pursue their research.

Will, a man scared of spiders his whole life, ventures deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon in search of deadly creatures. Joined by professor Bryan Fry and local mountaineer Carla Perez, they abseil 200 feet into a cave network known as the “womb of the Earth,” to discover the giant tarantula. Using cutting-edge techniques, they extract its venom, which could hold the key to saving millions of lives.

Will travels deep into the Amazon in search of a giant green anaconda.

Will heads to the Himalayas in search of the secret to happiness.

Will travels to a remote South Pacific island threatened by rising seas.

Will travels to the Kalahari Desert to learn the secrets of the San people.