Facing the Unknown

In French Guiana, Fritz Meinecke and Otto Karasch set out to recreate Papillon's legendary escape: drifting 20 kilometers across the Atlantic from an island on a raft built from coconuts. After a short history lesson, the two start gathering coconuts – is the novel's escape plan really more than a legend?

In French Guiana, Fritz Meinecke and Otto Karasch push through jungle and mangroves to test Papillon's legendary escape from Henri Charrière's novel. After a short history lesson, the two gather coconuts for a raft meant to drift 20 kilometers across the Atlantic – is that really possible?

Fritz Meinecke and Fabio Schäfer head to East Greenland to search for a forgotten WWII US military airfield at a remote fjord, travelling by dog sled and snowshoes. After training in ice fishing, dog sledding and moving safely on pack ice, their journey across the eternal ice begins – will the two find the lost place?

Fritz Meinecke and Fabio Schäfer set out by dog sled and snowshoes to find a "lost place": a former US airfield by a fjord on Greenland's east coast. With training in ice fishing, sledding and moving safely on pack ice behind them, the journey begins – can the two track down this remote site in the Arctic winter?

Fritz Meinecke and Survival Mattin travel to South Africa with five days to track down the five most dangerous animals in the country. Part 1 sets off into the bush – which animals will the two come across first?

In part 2 of their South Africa adventure, Fritz and Survival Mattin keep exploring the wilderness, this time aiming for contact with lions. You see the two getting ready to meet the big cats – just how close will they get?

Fritz Meinecke and Joris Rudy set out into the jungle of Papua to search for the "Stone Kuruwai", a people surrounded by countless myths. After traveling from Frankfurt via Jakarta to Jayapura and a survival training, they head deeper into the jungle with local guides – are the Kuruwai really cannibals?

Fritz Meinecke and Joris Rudy head into the jungle of Papua to search for the "Stone-Kuruwai", a people surrounded by countless myths. With local guides, the two venture deeper into the "green hell" – are the Kuruwai really cannibals?

In the finale of the Papua expedition, Fritz Meinecke and Joris Rudy are deep in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, searching for the "Stone-Kuruwai", a people surrounded by countless myths. Are the Kuruwai really cannibals, and what awaits the two when they reach their destination?

Fritz Meinecke and Alex Müller-Perlefein set out in Mauritania along the route of a legendary salt caravan, aiming to cross the Sahara with nothing but camels. With the goal of reaching the palm oasis of Lageila, 40-degree heat and bone-dry air, how will the two get on with their headstrong pack animals?