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.
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- Alexis Girardet
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
- 1S1 E1
Ethiopia
Feb 19, 202645 min
Ed Stafford meets the Hamer, cattle herders from Ethiopia, who must jump a line of bulls to be considered a man.
- 2S1 E2
Brazil
Feb 26, 202645 min
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.
- 3S1 E3
Tanzania
Mar 5, 202645 min
Ed meets the Hadzabe of Tanzania, who live in balance with their environment, including collecting honey from the world's most aggressive bees.
- 4S1 E4
Inner Mongolia
Mar 12, 202645 min
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.
- 5S1 E5
Ecuador
Mar 19, 202645 min
Ed travels to the Ecuadorian rainforest to meet the Waorani, hunting three-headed monkeys and crocodiles, and making poison blow-darts.
- 6S1 E6
Shaolin
Mar 26, 202645 min
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.
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- How many seasons of Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage are there?
- Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage has 1 season and 12 episodes. Status: Returning.
- When is the next season of Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage?
- No air date has been announced for the next episode of Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage. Status: Returning. The latest episode aired on March 26, 2026.
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- Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage stars Ed Stafford.
