Discovery Channel — the network you've seen on TV — is currently streaming the survival show "Marooned with Ed Stafford" (Japanese title: ザ・秘境生活) on YouTube for a limited time.
It's a foreign show, but it comes with full Japanese subtitles, so no English skills required!
There's no telling when the videos will be taken down, so catch them while you can.
3連休の一気見におすすめ💥 密林のジャングル、赤道直下のサバンナ、無人島や極寒の雪山・・・過酷な大自然の中でたった一人、ガチなサバイバル生活に挑戦する ディスカバリーチャンネル @DiscoveryJapan の『ザ・秘境生活』を期間限定でフル公開中。 #エンタメ #エドhttps://t.co/MCQ8LfFzE8 pic.twitter.com/ktkuqT9r5d
— YouTube Japan (@YouTubeJapan) October 5, 2018
Why this show is a must-watch
Ed Stafford gets dropped — nearly naked — into places like the Gobi Desert or the jungles of Guatemala, where he has to forage for food and survive on his own for 10 days.
There's no camera crew and no support staff. It's just him, alone, documenting his attempt to survive these brutal environments — a truly hardcore survival show.
You can't help thinking, "Is this guy actually going to be okay?" — but watching it makes you realize humans are surprisingly tough. The sheer intensity got me hooked.
By the way, Ed has become enormously popular in the YouTube comments: "It's Ed (the sequel)! Bring out more Ed!"
Official YouTube playlist
If you want to binge it all in one go, here's the playlist.
Other Discovery Channel videos worth checking out
Discovery Channel is also streaming other great content for free, like "ER 24" — a documentary series following emergency room treatment. If any of it catches your interest, definitely check it out.
You can find the official Discovery Channel YouTube page here.