Will Smith recounts how he nearly died whereas filming Pole to Pole with Will Smith, his new documentary journey present. Premiering on January 13 on Disney+ globally and Hulu within the U.S., the Nationwide Geographic collection follows Smith as he spends 100 days touring to varied harsh areas throughout the globe, taking up quite a lot of challenges.
Whereas showing on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, Smith reveals that filming Pole to Pole‘s ultimate episode within the North Pole nearly took a lethal flip. The actor was scuba diving beneath a layer of thick ice when he practically turned trapped and not using a masks.
“We went scuba diving on the North Pole, proper? So we did a dive underneath the ice,” Smith recounts. “So that you go underneath the ice, and the ice might be as much as 10 ft thick. So we’re underneath, we went out about 40 yards away… It’s like an upside-down ice mountain vary, proper?“
“We went underneath, and I begin listening to, ‘Abort dive! Abort dive! Abort!‘” Smith says. “And I’m like, ‘Oh no,’ proper? So I went to ascend and hit ice. So I am underneath the ice. I used to be like, ‘Oh no, Will, settle down. Relax.’ You’ve a tether on, and it’s a must to pull your self again to the outlet, proper?“
Smith continues: “I grabbed and unintentionally pulled my masks off. The oxygen [mask]. And I put my masks again on my face and I used to be like, ‘Oh no. Will, settle down.’ I used to be like, ‘If I get out of right here, I’m solely gonna do Black stuff from right here on out. I promise Lord! African American conduct from right here on out!”
Smith reveals that he then felt himself getting pulled again in by the tether, and he knew he was secure. “After I realized I used to be good, I simply relaxed and I seemed round and after I inform you, the solar is coming by the ice and it went from terror to probably the most non secular, lovely skinnyg. And I used to be identical to, ‘Whoever’s up there, don’t let go of my tether!‘”
Along with sending Smith to the North Pole, Pole to Pole options the Males in Black star touring to the Amazon rainforest, the place he encounters an anaconda, in addition to to the Himalayas, the Pacific Islands, and the Kalahari Desert. All episodes characteristic some semblance of hazard, journey, or discovery as Smith collaborates with scientists and specialists to uncover new details about the pure world.
The response to Pole to Pole thus far has been very optimistic, with the present sporting a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. This rating is generated from solely 9 opinions, although, which means it may fluctuate as extra opinions are added. The Popcornmeter rating is extra lukewarm at 68%, suggesting much less widespread acceptance amongst basic audiences.
Regardless of this, Pole to Pole immediately turned a streaming success on Disney+ and Hulu, making the streamer’s high 10 chart in quite a lot of nations, together with Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland. Smith’s new present options seven episodes in complete, with no phrase but on a potential season 2.
Exterior of placing his life on the road whereas exploring the far reaches of Earth, Smith is reportedly hooked up to in-development tasks like I Am Legend 2 and a remake of Planes, Practice and Vehicles with Kevin Hart. Smith has additionally beforehand teased {that a} sequel to Hancock (2008) is within the works.
All episodes of Pole to Pole with Will Smith at the moment are out there on Hulu and Disney+.
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January 13, 2026
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Nationwide Geographic
- Birthdate
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September 25, 1968
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA