Superhuman challenge meets real life superhumans on Discovery Channel

This May Discovery Channel brings an exciting new series of SUPERHUMAN CHALLENGE, which will take viewers on a global quest to track down and investigate individuals with unusual and extraordinary abilities. The 10-part series premieresMonday to Friday at 11 PM starting 5th May, only on Discovery Channel.

Prepare to be amazed as Tim Fitzigham, takes viewers on a global mission and search to find if superhuman really do exist or not. Once he tracks down an individual claiming to be superhuman, he goes head to head with them and challenges them to three unbelievable super tests, following rigorous testing in a high-tech lab, real, medical science and Tim’s very own expert mission doctor as he prepares for his challenges.

In the episodes of Super Human Challenge, presenter Tim Fitzhigham searches the world for people with real life super powers and with the aid of the Mission Doctor, Doctor Megan John, pits himself against them to find out just how super they really are.

These people didn’t get their superpowers from a radiation experiment gone horribly wrong as shown in movies but are born with a rare genetic mutations that allow them to do things which shouldn’t be possible. These are the real people with superpowers.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE: 

Episode 1 – Wim Hof – Extreme Cold
In this episode Tim meets WIM HOF; a man who runs marathons in the arctic; swims underneath ice and climbs mountains in his pants! But does Wim's extraordinary ability to withstand extreme cold make him a real life Iceman? Tim challenges Wim to three super tests in order to prove, or disprove, these amazingly cool super human powers.

Episode 2 – Anthony Kelly – Extreme Reactions

In this episode Tim meets ANTHONY KELLY; a man who holds 13 world records for his super-fast reactions; who is a master in ten martial arts and who can catch flying arrows with his bare hands - blindfolded! Dr megan comes up with three tests to find out if he's a real life Hawkeye.

Episode 3 – Andy Green – Extreme G-Force
In this episode Tim meets ANDY GREEN; holder of the World Land Speed Record he can endure powerful G Forces as a fighter jet pilot who can perform stomach churning stunts in the air, and whilst driving cars faster than speeding bullets. But does Andy's extraordinary ability to withstand G Force make him a real life Superhuman? Tim challenges Andy to three super tests in order to prove, or disprove, these supersonic super human powers.