South Africa, Jan. 13 -- This January, Will Smith takes audiences on the ultimate journey of discovery in the new National Geographic original series Pole to Pole with Will Smith. The seven-part docuseries will premiere on Wednesdays, at 20:30 (CAT) from 14 January 2026 on National Geographic (DStv 181, StarTimes 220) across Africa, with the first six episodes double-billed, and stream on Disney+ in South Africa. Five years in the making, the series follows Will across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic.

Watch the trailer here:

Inspired by his late mentor to explore...