Name: Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage
Released: 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ed Stafford

TV Show · Adventure · Reality

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

2026 · 43m

Starring Ed Stafford

Director Alexis Girardet

EPISODE 1

Ethiopia

Ed visits the Hamar cattle herders of Ethiopia to witness a unique rite of passage. The tribe's young men must successfully jump over a line of bulls to earn their status and be recognised as men.
EPISODE 2

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.