Morgan Freeman is a man on a mission. In 2016, he took viewers on a quest around the world to explore the meaning of life, death, and religion in the Emmy-nominated television series, Story of God, on National Geographic.

Now, Freeman is embarking on another mission with National Geographic, to investigate what it is that unites us all. Each episode will take us across the globe with Freeman to meet resilient individuals who, through their own powerful stories, teach us about the innate forces at work in each of us.

These are the forces that move us and challenge us—the battle between war and peace, the power of love, the thirst for power, the strength of belief, the spirit of rebellion,