Boys of Steel
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2016
Boys Giovanni and Owen share the rare condition Schwartz Jampel Syndrome, which permanently and painfully contracts their muscles; the two share hardships and triumphs, and strike up a friendship.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2016
Boys Giovanni and Owen share the rare condition Schwartz Jampel Syndrome, which permanently and painfully contracts their muscles; the two share hardships and triumphs, and strike up a friendship.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2016
Imagine if your ribs and spine were malformed and your organs squashed in a tiny torso? What if you might not survive infancy? Tiffany, 30, and Yajaira, 27, have Jarcho Levin Syndrome. Can meeting bring friendship and answers to lifelong questions?
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2016
Imagine if one side of your face didn't form properly? Born with Goldenhar Syndrome, Austin, 15, and Elena, 12, have both been bullied for looking different and feel isolated from other kids. Will meeting bring them the friendship they crave?
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2016
Imagine living with a rare and painful condition where your skin grows in thick scales. Bobbi, 49, and Kenny, 45, have Lamellar Ichthyosis. They travel across the USA to meet for the first time, and begin a life-changing friendship.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 4, 2016
What if simply getting too hot could be fatal to your child? Twins Andrew and Brandon, 7, have Ectodermal Dysplasia. Isolated by their condition, they meet 11-year-old Josh, who also has ED. Can their encounter bring them the friendship they all crave?
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 11, 2016
Tiffany and Destiny, 21, have never met but both live with the rare disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bones). They set out on a life changing journey to meet each other, overcome their isolation and embark on a trip they never thought possible.