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He wasn\u2019t off to Mordor, but Orlando Bloom had set out on some new adventures.\xa0

He stepped out of his comfort zone in \u2018Orlando Bloom: To the Edge\u2019, a three-part adventure docuseries in which the actor tries his hand at freediving, rock climbing, and even wing suiting. \xa0

Bloom is no stranger to a thrill, having done every risky venture New Zealand has to offer during his original visits, but revealed that undertaking this show was a little different.\xa0\xa0

The idea came from Covid, a period of time where the fear was \u201cpalpable\u201d and everyone on the planet was facing a challenging time.\xa0

\u201cI was like, well, what am I gonna do when I come out of this?\u201d he recounted to Newstalk ZB\u2019s Mike Hosking.\xa0

Bloom's original idea featured the \u2018blue zones\u2019, areas of the world where people are claimed to live longer than average, and he wanted to look at how people live longer and prosper.\xa0

\u201cNone of the studios were interested in me doing that,\u201d he said with a laugh.\xa0

\u201cThey said how about we throw you out of a plane, or see how deep you can swim, or you know, climb this mountain top. This peak, rather. So that\u2019s where we ended.\u201d\xa0

Extreme sports take an extreme amount of work and effort, and it was this knowledge that gave Bloom the confidence to try his hand at some of these skills.\xa0

\u201cI don't think I had anticipated taking my life in my own hands in quite the way,\u201d Bloom told Hosking.\xa0

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like feeling like your life is in your hands to sort of sharpen the, sharpen the old brain waves, as it were.\u201d\xa0

To get a skydiving certification you have to complete 25 jumps but jump number seven was by far Bloom\u2019s most eventful, starting off with learning about the Queen\u2019s death right before hopping on the plane.\xa0

It was his first jump without a radio, he was jumping solo, and his right toggle locked. So, on his first solo jump sans radio, Bloom had to cut away the canopy and pull the reserve parachute.\xa0

\u201cAnd by the way, at seven jumps I\u2019m like anything, any kind of tiny change is like, tweaking me.\u201d\xa0

\u201cI got to the bottom, and this is all on the show, you see it, I\u2019m like screaming with like, \u2018Was that a joke? Was that a test?\u2019\u201d\xa0

While the show was a terrifying, crazy effort, Bloom said that it was one of the most rewarding experiences he\u2019s done and although there is potential for more episodes, he doesn\u2019t want to go too far.\xa0\xa0

\u201cI\u2019m really not trying to kill myself. I don\u2019t want to compete with how far I can go before I really go over the edge, you know what I mean?\u201d he said with a laugh.\xa0

\u201cTo the Edge, not over the edge, thank you very much.\u201d\xa0

\u2018Orlando Bloom: To the Edge\u2019 aired Tuesday on Bravo, you can catch up on ThreeNow.\xa0

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