Todd Sampson's Body Hack (also known as Body Hack) is an Australian documentary television series which first premiered on 4 October 2016 on Network Ten.[1][2][3][4][5]
The series was renewed for a second season in November 2016 which was set to air in 2017, however the series aired in 2018 and was titled Todd Sampson's Body Hack 2.0.[6]
A third season was officially renewed by Network 10 in November 2018 and premiered on 25 June 2019 at 8:40 pm.[7]
Season four commenced on Tuesday, 15 September 2020.[8]
Broadcast
The series first premiered on Tuesday, 4 October 2016 at 9:00pm.[5][9][10] The second season premiered on Thursday, 31 May 2018 at 8:45pm.[11] The third season premiered on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 at 8:40pm. The fourth season premiered on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 7:30pm.
Synopsis
Filmed around the world over a period of six months, Todd will take on some of the biggest challenges of his life as he embarks on an epic exploration, investigating some of the world's most extraordinary people. He deconstructs and decodes how these incredible people live, what they do differently from the rest of us and how this impacts the human body.[12]
In the first episode, Todd travels to The Gaza Strip. He arrives during the March of Return protests where to date, over 28,000 people have been injured and 280 killed in the weekly protests.
Todd explores the rituals of Ethiopia. From the bloody ritual of male stick fighting, to the extraordinary whipping of women, this episode challenges our concepts of sacrifice, tradition and love.
Mexico's Lucha Libre wrestlers are some of the toughest people on the planet. Training with Luchadore, Cassandro, Todd learns the hard way how we can all deal better with adversity, fear and injury.
In Siberia, Todd goes in search of the Nenet people, nomads that have guarded the century-old tradition of herding hundreds of reindeer across the frozen wilderness.
Todd explores the world of extreme drivers, why they risk their lives for their passion, and how they use their minds and bodies to cope with the adrenaline, extreme stress and debilitating fear.
Todd will train with the masters of five distinct disciplines of martial arts, exploring how their teachings encourage not only physical and mental health, but also spiritual growth.
Travelling to its cultural home of Benin, Todd undergoes his own initiation into voodoo, hoping to delve past the stigma and truly understand this unique and powerful religion.
