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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 177 of 8 Episodes

  • Josh hunts for missing Confederate gold, exploring a wagon train robbery site where stolen coins vanished; then, a fresh eyewitness lead points directly to Jefferson Davis's lost war chest.

  • 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.

  • Josh joins archeologists as they bushwhack through thick jungles and rappel into vast caves in search of the lost Zoque culture; deep underground, the team pushes through flooded sections and finds thousands of ritual offerings that may solve the mystery.

  • 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.

  • Josh enters the Laos jungle to locate a lost culture's burial jars; first, he detonates unexploded Vietnam War ordnance to clear a safe path; at the site, he uses 3D scanning and facial recognition tech to analyze the remains, providing new data to understand this mysterious civilization.

  • A deep-water dive leads to the historic discovery of a lost WWII hell ship, where an estimated 1,000 soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice; given rare access, Josh assists a U.S. Department of Defense mission, recovering potential remains of American POWs.

  • Josh searches for more than 1,000 POWs lost in the Pacific Theater. He dives to find lost Allied soldiers on the Hofuku Maru, a notorious Japanese Hellship. Then, Josh receives unprecedented access to join a U.S. Department of Defense recovery mission.

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18 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Inca Treasure Tunnels
    Chasing Civil War Gold
    Hunt for World War II Hellships
    The Great Gold Rush Shootout
    The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill
    Hitler's Amerikabomber
    The Nazi's Lost Super Sub
    Sunken City of Pirates
    Shipwreck Triangle of Greece
    Secrets of Mexico's Underworld
  • 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
  • Chasing Civil War Gold

    Josh hunts for missing Confederate gold, exploring a wagon train robbery site where stolen coins vanished; then, a fresh eyewitness lead points directly to Jefferson Davis's lost war chest.
    Upcoming
  • Hunt for World War II Hellships

    Josh searches for more than 1,000 POWs lost in the Pacific Theater. He dives to find lost Allied soldiers on the Hofuku Maru, a notorious Japanese Hellship. Then, Josh receives unprecedented access to join a U.S. Department of Defense recovery mission.
    Upcoming
  • The Great Gold Rush Shootout

    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.
    Upcoming
  • The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill

    Josh saddles up to investigate a scandal over the remains of Wild West legend Buffalo Bill Cody; a first-hand account claims Bill's body was stolen and buried 500 miles away; with new leads, Josh digs for the cowboy's grave and the truth.
    Upcoming
  • Hitler's Amerikabomber

    Josh hunts for the truth about the Third Reich's Amerikabomber, a warplane designed to obliterate New York City; ruins of a mysterious Nazi underground city and top-secret weapons factories provide clues about Hitler's dream killing machine.
    Upcoming
Expedition Unknown

More about 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.

Starring

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

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