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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.
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Season 166 of 6 Episodes

  • With exclusive access to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Josh unravels wild conspiracy theories about the pyramid; crawling through every passage under the pyramid, Josh searches for the lost tomb and treasure of the Pharaoh Khufu.

  • To solve the mystery of the pyramid's construction, Josh joins a daring experiment to replicate its ancient build; first-of-their-kind 3D scans of a mysterious tunnel system could uncover a labyrinth of secrets buried deep beneath the stone.

  • Gold Rush's Parker Schnabel joins Josh Gates to investigate an infamous California stagecoach robbery gone bad; fighting a driving rainstorm, Josh leans on Parker's gold mining expertise to close in on the $10M lost treasure.

  • Josh dives the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea in search of a revolutionary Nazi submarine, the V-80; Hitler orders it scuttled to prevent the Allies from learning its secrets; Josh risks it all to bring the prototype to the surface.

  • 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.

  • Josh braves Nicaragua's croc-infested waters and snake-filled jungle to find the wreckage of the Orus; chasing Gold Rush-era fortune, Vanderbilt's ship crashed in rapids on its maiden attempt to create a new route between the Atlantic and Pacific.

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23 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed
    Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age
    The Ozark Howler
    Graveyard of the Great Lakes
    Buried Secrets of Hitler
    Buried Secrets of the Nazis
    Mystery of Dead Mountain
    Siberia's Coldest Case
    Lost Tomb of the Viking King
    Sunken Pyramids of the Nile
  • Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed

    To solve the mystery of the pyramid's construction, Josh joins a daring experiment to replicate its ancient build; first-of-their-kind 3D scans of a mysterious tunnel system could uncover a labyrinth of secrets buried deep beneath the stone.
    Upcoming
  • Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age

    Josh investigates the rumors swirling around a Turkish dig site that is 6,000 years older than Stonehenge; separating fact from fiction, the team uncovers evidence of tribal skull rituals, debunking the legend of an alien-constructed observatory.
    Upcoming
  • The Ozark Howler

    Jess and Phil venture deep into the Ozarks to investigate a mysterious predatory beast; eyewitnesses, surveillance footage and new recordings of bone-chilling howls lead the team to a shocking revelation about the legendary creature.
    Upcoming
  • Graveyard of the Great Lakes

    After witnesses report ghostly lights and sounds, Phil and Jess dive into an investigation to uncover the truth behind alleged paranormal activity on Michigan's shipwreck coast.
    Upcoming
  • Buried Secrets of Hitler

    With word of an urgent lead, Josh jets to Poland to join in the opening of a secret Nazi tunnel system dug into a dormant volcano; Josh helps a local team tear away a stone wall built by the Germans in the last days of World War II.
    Upcoming
  • Buried Secrets of the Nazis

    Josh Gates rafts into an abandoned tunnel system to chase art and treasure stolen by the Third Reich; the diary of a high-ranking SS officer leads to a search for tons of stolen gold; Josh searches for a buried Nazi Enigma machine.
    Upcoming
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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