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Expedition Unknown
Expedition Unknown

Expedition Unknown

—Intrigued by legendary mysteries and driven by curiosity, Josh Gates is on a mission for answers. "Expedition Unknown" chronicles his global adventures as he investigates iconic unsolved events, lost cities, buried treasures and other puzzling stories. Armed with a degree in archaeology, a quick wit and a thirst for action, Gates investigates recent developments before embarking on a detailed exploration. Whether he's trekking through Fiji in search of Amelia Earhart's remains or diving the deep seas of Panama to locate Captain Morgan's pirate ship, Gates' roughshod expeditions lead him one step closer to the truth.
17 seasonsReality, DocumentaryTV-PG
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Season 111 of 12 Episodes

  • Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart; he first treks to uncharted tribal lands of Papua New Guinea and ends his journey in Fiji, hoping to uncover Earhart's remains.

  • The lost city of Khmer Empire and the search for a mystical relic.

  • The search for the Amber Chamber on the trail from Russia to Germany; exploring Nazi bunkers and a German mine.

  • The search for the legendary gold loot of Jesse James.

  • The stone-paved Inca Trail in search of the City of Gold; ruins of Machu Picchu.

  • The secrets of Viking Sunstone; a crypt in a Nordic church.

  • The search for treasure chests off the Panama coast.

  • Josh Gates scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, worth millions in the current day.

  • Unearthing human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial alters in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico.

  • Josh travels to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes and while studying newly found lines joining a Nazca psychedelic ritual, Josh discovers the meaning behind the mysterious tracings.

  • Josh searches for the missing, mystical Honjo sword in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground tunnels of Japan.

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21 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Hunt for Alexander the Great
    Alexander's Lost Tomb
    Inca Treasure Tunnels
    Sunken City of Pirates
    The Real Goonies Treasure
    The Warrior Queen's Treasure
    Canyon of the Apes
    Gold Rush of the Atlantic
    Dillinger's Lost Loot
    Treasure of the Pirate King
  • Hunt for Alexander the Great

    Josh is on the hunt for the lost tomb of Alexander the Great; he dives Egypt's coast, revealing ruins of Alexander's Royal Quarter; he tunnels under modern Alexandria, but a water pump malfunction puts everything at risk.
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  • Alexander's Lost Tomb

    Spanning Europe and Africa, Josh's chase for Alexander's remains and fortune ramps up; clues mount in a flooded ruin beneath Alexandria, Egypt; Josh gathers evidence Alexander's body may actually lie in Venice's St. Mark's Cathedral.
    Upcoming
  • Inca Treasure Tunnels

    Josh helps discover and explore a labyrinth of lost tunnels; he dodges traffic to assist in a first-ever radar scan below the busy streets of Cuzco, Peru; he joins them as they push into the tunnels and find priceless ancient treasures.
    Upcoming
  • Sunken City of Pirates

    A survey reveals a submerged pirate lair located off the coast of Jamaica; using photogrammetry, Josh dives in to hunt for the $50M stolen treasure of Black Bart, the King of Pirates.
    Upcoming
  • The Real Goonies Treasure

    Josh braves the Oregon coast to search for the real-life pirate treasure that inspired his all-time favorite movie; on the rocky shores of the Pacific, he finds pieces of a Spanish galleon that wrecked in 1694.
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  • The Warrior Queen's Treasure

    Josh Gates takes on the Indian Ocean's punishing waters as he chases a lost treasure that is rumored to be worth more than $1 billion.
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Expedition Unknown

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Intrigued by legendary mysteries and driven by curiosity, Josh Gates is on a mission for answers. "Expedition Unknown" chronicles his global adventures as he investigates iconic unsolved events, lost cities, buried treasures and other puzzling stories. Armed with a degree in archaeology, a quick wit and a thirst for action, Gates investigates recent developments before embarking on a detailed exploration. Whether he's trekking through Fiji in search of Amelia Earhart's remains or diving the deep seas of Panama to locate Captain Morgan's pirate ship, Gates' roughshod expeditions lead him one step closer to the truth.

Starring

Josh Gates, Evan Stone, Jessica Chobot, Aidan Dodson, Gary Drayton, Chip Coffey

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