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"Most Extreme Humans" follows people from around the globe living with the world's rarest and most remarkable physical conditions and examines what everyday life looks like when the world is not built with your body in mind.
2026
UnscriptedHeartwarmingInspiring
UnscriptedHeartwarmingInspiring
2026
16+
10 episodes
  • 1. Biggest Hands

    1. Biggest Hands

    Mark's hands are 20 times bigger than a normal adult male's. After learning that his condition may require amputation, Mark stopped seeing doctors. Now troubling changes to his hands means he must go back. If not for himself, then for his young daughter.
    Mark's hands are 20 times bigger than a normal adult male's. After learning that his condition may require amputation, Mark stopped seeing doctors. Now troubling changes to his hands means he must go back. If not for himself, then for his young daughter.
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    42min
    Jun 9, 2026
  • 2. "Ugliest" Man

    2. "Ugliest" Man

    Winner of the Uganda's Ugliest Man contest, Godfrey has a rare disorder that has left him disfigured. With 10 children, a new baby on the way, and his condition worsening, he is seeking medical answers that will determine his future.
    Winner of the Uganda's Ugliest Man contest, Godfrey has a rare disorder that has left him disfigured. With 10 children, a new baby on the way, and his condition worsening, he is seeking medical answers that will determine his future.
    7+
    42min
    Jun 16, 2026
  • 3. Upside Down with a Twist

    3. Upside Down with a Twist

    In Brazil, Claudio lives with a condition that bent his head backward. Ahead of his 50th birthday, he wants to climb a sacred mountain. In Norway, Birgitte lives with a different presentation of the same condition. She's training for the next Paralympics.
    In Brazil, Claudio lives with a condition that bent his head backward. Ahead of his 50th birthday, he wants to climb a sacred mountain. In Norway, Birgitte lives with a different presentation of the same condition. She's training for the next Paralympics.
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    42min
    Jun 23, 2026
  • 4. Peaks and Valleys

    4. Peaks and Valleys

    Life defined by height: in Turkey, the world's tallest woman lives with an unknown genetic condition linked to extreme growth and fragile bones, while in Brazil, the world's shortest couple navigate dwarfism and its physical challenges.
    Life defined by height: in Turkey, the world's tallest woman lives with an unknown genetic condition linked to extreme growth and fragile bones, while in Brazil, the world's shortest couple navigate dwarfism and its physical challenges.
    7+
    42min
    Jun 30, 2026
  • 5. Face to Face

    5. Face to Face

    Milagros lives with tumors so heavy that her face droops down to her torso. After hiding away, a health scare is forcing her out into the world. Twenty-one-year-old Lizzie is preparing to live independently even after tumors have grown over her eyes.
    Milagros lives with tumors so heavy that her face droops down to her torso. After hiding away, a health scare is forcing her out into the world. Twenty-one-year-old Lizzie is preparing to live independently even after tumors have grown over her eyes.
    7+
    42min
    Jul 7, 2026
  • 6. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?

    6. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?

    In rural Indian, Lalit's face and body have been thickly covered in hair since the day he was born. Doctors theorized that the hair would fall out once he reached peak maturity. Now that he's turning 20, Lalit seeks out a specialist to learn his fate.
    In rural Indian, Lalit's face and body have been thickly covered in hair since the day he was born. Doctors theorized that the hair would fall out once he reached peak maturity. Now that he's turning 20, Lalit seeks out a specialist to learn his fate.
    7+
    42min
    Jul 14, 2026
  • 7. Skin In The Game

    7. Skin In The Game

    Mahfuza and Nelly are living with Harlequin ichthyosis, one of the world's rarest and most severe skin conditions. Mahfuza prepares for her first boxing match. Nelly fully supports her friend but worries that the high risks may outweigh the rewards.
    Mahfuza and Nelly are living with Harlequin ichthyosis, one of the world's rarest and most severe skin conditions. Mahfuza prepares for her first boxing match. Nelly fully supports her friend but worries that the high risks may outweigh the rewards.
    7+
    42min
    Jul 21, 2026
  • 8. Keep Calm and Girdle On

    8. Keep Calm and Girdle On

    Summer has macromastia, a condition that causes her breasts to keep growing. With constant pain in her back and neck from breasts that are now a third of her overall body weight, Summer travels from Scotland to Los Angeles looking for answers.
    Summer has macromastia, a condition that causes her breasts to keep growing. With constant pain in her back and neck from breasts that are now a third of her overall body weight, Summer travels from Scotland to Los Angeles looking for answers.
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    42min
    Jul 28, 2026
  • 9. On My Side

    9. On My Side

    Ecuadorian conjoined twins Jose Luis and Jose Armando leave their home and family to get advanced medical care for a chance at independence. Teenaged Thai conjoined twins Pin and Pan must navigate their ongoing differences as they prepare for adulthood. 
    Ecuadorian conjoined twins Jose Luis and Jose Armando leave their home and family to get advanced medical care for a chance at independence. Teenaged Thai conjoined twins Pin and Pan must navigate their ongoing differences as they prepare for adulthood. 
    16+
    42min
    Aug 4, 2026
  • 10. Bending the Rules

    10. Bending the Rules

    In Indonesia, Dimas dreams of becoming a martial arts warrior, but his family worries the training will harm his oddly bendy body. In Colombia, Herson's backward-bending knees are failing. Now he's questioning his dream of proposing to his girlfriend.
    In Indonesia, Dimas dreams of becoming a martial arts warrior, but his family worries the training will harm his oddly bendy body. In Colombia, Herson's backward-bending knees are failing. Now he's questioning his dream of proposing to his girlfriend.
    7+
    42min
    Aug 11, 2026
  • Most Extreme Humans
    UnscriptedHeartwarmingInspiring
    2026
    "Most Extreme Humans" follows people from around the globe living with the world's rarest and most remarkable physical conditions and examines what everyday life looks like when the world is not built with your body in mind.
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    DimasHerstonAlex Lanipekun
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    discovery plus Lifestyle
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    16+
    alcohol useFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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