In this documentary series, sweat bathing guru Mikkel Aaland, author of the 70s classic, Sweat, teams up with local guides and hosts and retraces his steps in search of the Perfect Sweat. What he finds after nearly 45 years is an explosive rebirth of the ancient bathing traditions, traditions which include community rituals that are meant to revive the human spirit and change the world.

Everyone sweats. It's one of the most elemental things a human body can do. And cultures throughout history have celebrated the sweat bath. It has comforted the spirit, healed the body, and strengthened the social bonds between rich and poor, young and old. In Finland, it is known as the sauna. In Turkey, the hamam; in Russia, the banya; in Japan, the mushiburo; in Norway, the badstue; in Germany, the Aufguss, and so on. Inspired by the book, SWEAT, by Mikkel Aaland, Perfect Sweat takes viewers on a voyage across the globe, revisiting countries and sweat bathing traditions Mikkel documented over 40 years ago. In this six-part series, we travel from Finland to Italy and Germany, to Russia to Japan to Turkey to Norway, ending up in the US at Burning Man for a grand culmination of DIY sweat styles in one locale. Each 30-minute episode features sweat enthusiasts and experts - from steam masters to physicians to entrepreneurs - as Mikkel teams up with local guides in a search of the "Perfect Sweat."