New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Pole to Pole with Will Smith, a seven-part docu-series, will premiere for Indian viewers on 16 January on the National Geographic TV channel. Each episode will air every Friday at 9:30 PM.

This ambitious global series has been five years in the making. It follows Will Smith on an extraordinary journey across all seven continents.

From the frozen landscapes of Antarctica to the icy Arctic, the show takes viewers through some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Will Smith travels to the Amazon rainforest, the Himalayas, African deserts and remote Pacific islands.

Inspired by his late mentor, Dr Allen Counter, Will takes on intense challenges such as skiing to the South Pole. He dives under Arctic ice, climbs ...