Performance enhancing drugs aren’t just for professional athletes anymore - they’re everywhere. We go inside the grey market, the underground world of steroids and peptides being bought, tested, and injected by everyday people. We meet Aaron, a Florida salesman who’s lost 43 pounds with grey market help. And AJ, a 19-year-old who says he’d rather die big than play it safe. They’re willing to risk their health on unregulated drugs… but why?

Performance enhancing drugs aren&rsquo;t just for professional athletes anymore - they&rsquo;re everywhere. We go inside the grey market, the underground world of steroids and peptides being bought, tested, and injected by everyday people. We meet Aaron, a Florida salesman who&rsquo;s lost 43 pounds with grey market help. And AJ, a 19-year-old who says he&rsquo;d rather die big than play it safe. They&rsquo;re willing to risk their health on unregulated drugs&hellip; but why?

SuperHuman is a high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat docuseries that dives into the launch of what many have called the “Doping Olympics” - the Enhanced Games - a controversial new sporting event where performance-enhanced athletes openly compete for a $1 million prize and attempt to push the human body beyond its natural limits. 

While the International Olympic Committee condemns it, broadcasters salivate over potential ratings, and critics decry it as grotesque even as they admit they’ll tune in. 

The Games ignite urgent questions about ethics, medicine, and the human body itself. From retired Olympians hoping for a comeback, to struggling athletes chasing financial security, to Silicon Valley billionaires and scientists pushing the boundaries of enhancement, this series pulls viewers inside the drama, danger, and allure of sport without a safety net.

For the past year, we've embedded with the games and the athletes to answer the high stakes question. What happens when enhancement becomes the norm? Is this the end of fair play or the beginning of a new frontier of human potential? Step inside the experiment with us. 

SuperHuman is a high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat docuseries that dives into the launch of what many have called the &ldquo;Doping Olympics&rdquo; - the Enhanced Games - a controversial new sporting event where performance-enhanced athletes openly compete for a $1 million prize and attempt to push the human body beyond its natural limits.&nbsp;
While the International Olympic Committee condemns it, broadcasters salivate over potential ratings, and critics decry it as grotesque even as they admit they&rsquo;ll tune in.&nbsp;
The Games ignite urgent questions about ethics, medicine, and the human body itself. From retired Olympians hoping for a comeback, to struggling athletes chasing financial security, to Silicon Valley billionaires and scientists pushing the boundaries of enhancement, this series pulls viewers inside the drama, danger, and allure of sport without a safety net.
For the past year, we've embedded with the games and the athletes to answer the high stakes question. What happens when enhancement becomes the norm? Is this the end of fair play or the beginning of a new frontier of human potential? Step inside the experiment with us.&nbsp;

SuperHuman

New Normal

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The Enhanced Games are finally here. We arrive at a makeshift arena on the Las Vegas Strip not knowing quite what to expect. Hours pass, event after event, and the world records don’t come. Then something even more unexpected starts happening. It all comes down to one final race, and one last chance to prove that this whole experiment was worth it. 

The Enhanced Games are finally here. We arrive at a makeshift arena on the Las Vegas Strip not knowing quite what to expect. Hours pass, event after event, and the world records don&rsquo;t come. Then something even more unexpected starts happening. It all comes down to one final race, and one last chance to prove that this whole experiment was worth it.&nbsp;

A Vegas Buffet

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The Enhanced athletes are training in Abu Dhabi - and their “enhancement” protocol keeps getting delayed. Week after week, the athletes are told it’s starting soon. Then it doesn’t. Then missiles start dropping outside their hotel windows as the war in Iran begins. And still, somehow, the hardest part is the waiting. By the time the moment finally arrives, no one quite knows how to feel. Because once that needle goes in, there’s no turning back.

The Enhanced athletes are training in Abu Dhabi - and their &ldquo;enhancement&rdquo; protocol keeps getting delayed. Week after week, the athletes are told it&rsquo;s starting soon. Then it doesn&rsquo;t. Then missiles start dropping outside their hotel windows as the war in Iran begins. And still, somehow, the hardest part is the waiting. By the time the moment finally arrives, no one quite knows how to feel. Because once that needle goes in, there&rsquo;s no turning back.

The Protocol 

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Over Memorial Day weekend, we traveled  to Las Vegas for the inaugural Enhanced Games. Where things heated up. 

Over Memorial Day weekend, we traveled&nbsp; to Las Vegas for the inaugural Enhanced Games. Where things heated up.&nbsp;

Vegas

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