
An adventure docuseries that shows you the world through human stories.
“Anthony Bourdain × David Attenborough
for the YouTube era.”
Emmy-winning filmmaker, journalist, and YouTuber.
In this five-part docuseries, Johnny takes you on an adventure-packed journey — answering your biggest questions through compelling human storytelling.
The Human Element helps us understand the world / not in theory but on the ground.
In real homes.
Across real tables.
Stories of resilience, hope, and connection.
For over a decade, Johnny has built trust with his audience through stories that are extensively researched, backed with integrity, and told with soul and purpose.
A moment viewers can travel without leaving their couch, seeing far reaches of the world, and meeting people they never would have otherwise met.
A slate of premium 45 to 60 minute episodes, each anchored in a different corner of the world.




The Human Element will be made possible by brands who want to support a new generation of smart, human-first storytelling.
The most prominent partnership option / one brand and 15 placements across the entire season.
Johnny and Team will produce a custom ad spot based on your brand's talking points and priorities. The title sponsor has final direction and say on what is said and how during this ad spot.
Your logo in each episode's title sequence and end credits, alongside Johnny and Newpress.
Marquee billing at the NYC premiere — on-site activation, program inclusion, and Johnny's participation.
Every story we tell goes through a four-part editorial vetting process.
✓
Newpress Editorial Standard
Johnny works with local producers to represent the communities whose stories we tell.
The research team spends months developing each story before cameras roll.
Each episode includes interviews with internationally renowned experts on the ground.
A final fact-check and legal review ensures accuracy and ethics in every assertion we publish.
The Human Element goes after real-world stories because these are real-world viewers. They come to Johnny for rigor, and a willingness to sit with complexity.
That's what earns their trust / and why they keep showing up. An invitation into lives viewers would never otherwise enter, and a quiet hypothesis that the distance between us is smaller than it looks.
Thank you.