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2015 · TV Series · TV-14 · 48 min
★ 7.7(75)unSUB Rating
DocumentaryRealityAdventureMysteryHistory
A globe-trotting adventure series follows a curious host as he digs into famous unsolved stories, mixing history, travel, and on-the-ground searching. Each episode visits new locations, meets local experts, and chases clues, with a light, jokey tone and plenty of buildup around what might be discovered.
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~242 hours to watch · 284 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-01-08
- Network
- Travel Channel
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.0/10 (75 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want breezy travel-and-mystery hunts with humor and big build-ups, similar to Destination Truth; Not for you if you need definitive conclusions, strict realism, or get annoyed by obvious showmanship.
Pros: fun, charismatic host; interesting mysteries worldwide; easy, light viewing | Cons: rarely finds clear answers; contrived antics and cliffhangers; can feel fake
Themes
- treasure hunt
Cast & crew
Josh Gates
as Self - Host
Orson Mochizuki
as Honjo Shigenaga
- CC
Charles Coan
as Cotton Mather (uncredited)
Parker Schnabel
as Himself
Episodes17 seasons · 284 episodes
Specials122 episodes
- S0E1Raw & Unfiltered60m
- S0E2Most Dangerous Moments60m
- S0E3Extra Finds: Secrets of Christopher Columbus45m
- S0E4Legendary Stories: The Real Lewis and Clark45m
- S0E5Weird, Wild and Off the Rails45m
- S0E6Columbus: Legend or Liar?45m
- S0E7What to Know Before You Go60m
- S0E8Most Extreme Adventures45m
- S0E9Global Game Show45m
- S0E10Extra Finds: Captain Morgan's Lost Gold45m
- S0E11Extra Finds: Temple of Doom45m
- S0E12Extra Finds: Secrets of the Nazca45m
- S0E13Extra Finds: Mayan Apocalypse45m
- S0E14Extra Finds: Amelia Earhart45m
- S0E15Extra Finds: Samurai Sword of Power45m
- S0E16Extra Finds: Code to Gold45m
- S0E17Extra Finds: City of Gold45m
- S0E18Extra Finds: Curse of the Golden Bell45m
- S0E19A Day in the Life45m
- S0E20Extra Finds: Secrets of Shangri-La45m
- S0E21Extra Finds: Viking Sunstone45m
- S0E22Extra Finds: The Legend of Jesse James45m
- S0E23Extra Finds: World's 8th Wonder45m
- S0E24Insider's Guide: Secrets of Shangri-La45m
- S0E25Insider's Guide: Genghis Khan's Tomb60m
- S0E26Insider's Guide: Japan's Atlantis45m
- S0E27Insider's Guide: Columbus: Legend or Liar?45m
- S0E28Nazi Secrets Revealed45m
- S0E29Hunt for the Yeti: Return of the Yeti45m
- S0E30Hunt for the Yeti: The Monster and the Mountain45m
- S0E31Hunt for the Yeti: Out of Thin Air45m
- S0E32Hunt for the Yeti: Unmasking the Myth45m
- S0E33Further Off the Rails!45m
- S0E34Greatest Treasure Hunts45m
- S0E35Insider's Guide: Secret Safari45m
- S0E36More Extreme Adventures45m
- S0E37Global Game Show: Greek Odyssey45m
- S0E38Global Game Show: Without Borders45m
- S0E39Global Game Show: Aussie Adventure45m
- S0E40Extra Finds: The Quest for King Arthur45m
- S0E41Extra Finds: The Real Robin Hood45m
- S0E42Extra Finds: True Cross of Christ45m
- S0E43Extra Finds: Blackbeard's Hidden Gold45m
- S0E44Extra Finds: Finding Fenn's Fortune45m
- S0E45Extra Finds: Hunting Vampires45m
- S0E46Extra Finds: The Sultan's Heart45m
- S0E47Extra Finds: Nazi Secrets Revealed45m
- S0E48Extra Finds: Africa's Gold Hoard45m
- S0E49Hunt for the Yeti: Extra Finds: The Monster and the Mountain45m
- S0E50Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth45m
- S0E51Daring Discoveries!45m
- S0E52Beyond Extreme Adventures!45m
- S0E53Over the Edge45m
- S0E54Extra Finds: Lost Mexican City45m
- S0E55Extra Finds: Incan King's Mummy45m
- S0E56Extra Finds: Yamashita's Gold45m
- S0E57Extra Finds: Kalahari Desert's Lost City45m
- S0E58Extra Finds: Lost Spanish Fortune, Found!45m
- S0E59Global Game Show: American Legends45m
- S0E60Global Game Show: Heroes and Villains45m
- S0E61Global Game Show: Lost Civilizations45m
- S0E62Global Game Show: Hidden Treasures45m
- S0E63Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Close Encounters45m
- S0E64Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Close Encounters - The Debrief45m
- S0E65Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Ancient Visitors45m
- S0E66Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Ancient Visitors - The Debrief45m
- S0E67Hunt for Extraterrestrials: UFOs Over England45m
- S0E68Hunt for Extraterrestrials: UFOs Over England - The Debrief45m
- S0E69Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Roswell Revealed45m
- S0E70Hunt for Extraterrestrials: Roswell Revealed - The Debrief45m
- S0E71Josh's Favorite Things45m
- S0E72Fact or Fiction?45m
- S0E73Win, Lose or Wipeout!45m
- S0E74After the Hunt: More Secrets of Egypt45m
- S0E75After the Hunt: Unmasked the Queens of Egypt45m
- S0E76Global Game Show: Out of This World45m
- S0E77After the Hunt: Pyramid of Legends45m
- S0E78Global Game Show: Sunken Mysteries45m
- S0E79After the Hunt: Legend of the Snake King45m
- S0E80Global Game Show: Secrets of War45m
- S0E81Mysteries of the Vikings45m
- S0E82Beyond the Limit45m
- S0E83Global Game Show: Curses!45m
- S0E84Search for the Afterlife: Heaven and Hell and Beyond45m
- S0E85After the Search - Talking with the Dead
- S0E86Search for the Afterlife: Death and Beyond45m
- S0E87After the Search - Josh's Past Life
- S0E88Search for the Afterlife: Edge of Existence45m
- S0E89After the Search - Journey to the Dark Side
- S0E90Search for the Afterlife: Crossing Over the Edge45m
- S0E91After the Search - Ghost in the Machine
- S0E92Extra Finds: Vikings In America45m
- S0E93Extra Finds: Mahogany Ship45m
- S0E94Extra Finds: Hunt for the Ruby Slippers45m
- S0E95Amazing Adventures60m
- S0E96Global Game Show: Incredible Engineering45m
- S0E97Global Game Show: Fantastic Realms45m
- S0E98Global Game Show: Fun and Games45m
- S0E99Global Game Show: Wild World45m
- S0E100Global Game Show: Explorers and Pioneers45m
- S0E101Global Game Show: The Life of Jesus45m
- S0E102Global Game Show: World Wonders45m
- S0E103Global Game Show: Pirate Treasure45m
- S0E105Egypt Live120m
- S0E106Search for Pirate Gold45m
- S0E107Secrets of the Inca45m
- S0E108Finding Nazi Hideouts45m
- S0E109Gold in America45m
- S0E110Expedition Unknown: Megalodon45m
- S0E111After the Hunt: Return to the Dead Sea60m
- S0E112After the Hunt: More Secrects of the Copper Scroll60m
- S0E113Lost Tomb of the Mummy45m
- S0E114After the Hunt: D-Day Revealed
- S0E115America's Mysteries Uncovered
- S0E116Lost Predator of the Deep45m
- S0E117After The Hunt: Unknown Ancestors45m
- S0E118After The Hunt: Uncovering Humanity
- S0E119After the Hunt: Mysteries Beneath Our Feet60m
- S0E120After the Hunt: Diving Deeper Looking Higher
- S0E121After The Hunt-Uncovering Land and Sea60m
- S0E9998Christopher Columbus Pt260m
- S0E9999Christopher Columbus Pt160m
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Amelia Earhart60m
- S1E2Temple of Doom60mDiscovery+
- S1E3World's 8th Wonder60mDiscovery+
- S1E4The Legend of Jesse James60mDiscovery+
- S1E5City of Gold60mDiscovery+
- S1E6Viking Sunstone60mDiscovery+
- S1E7Captain Morgan's Lost Gold60mDiscovery+
- S1E8Code to Gold60m
- S1E9Mayan Apocalypse60m
- S1E10Secrets of the Nazca60mDiscovery+
- S1E11Samurai Sword of Power60mDiscovery+
- S1E12Curse of the Golden Bell60mDiscovery+
Season 219 episodes
- S2E1The Quest for King Arthur60mHBO Max
- S2E2Genghis Khan's Tomb60mHBO Max
- S2E3Blackbeard's Hidden Gold60mHBO Max
- S2E4Hunting Vampires60mHBO Max
- S2E5The Real Robin Hood60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E6Finding Fenn's Fortune60mHBO Max
- S2E7Japan's Atlantis60mHBO Max
- S2E8True Cross of Christ60mHBO Max
- S2E9The Sultan's Heart60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E10Africa's Gold Hoard60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E11Kalahari Desert's Lost City60mHBO Max
- S2E12Yamashita's Gold60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E13Columbus: Legend or Liar?60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E14Searching for Shangri-La60mHBO Max
- S2E15Shangri-La Found60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E16Lost Mexican City60m
- S2E17Incan King's Mummy60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S2E18Nazi Gold Train60mHBO Max
- S2E19Hitler's Atomic Secrets60mDiscovery+HBO Max
Season 317 episodes
- S3E1Plummer's Gold60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E2The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun60mHBO Max
- S3E3The Vanished Empire60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E4The Lost Colony of Roanoke60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E5Cloning the Woolly Mammoth60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E6Journey to the Ice Age60mHBO Max
- S3E7Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E8Lasseter's Gold60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E9Tracking Tasmania's Tiger60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E10Captain Kidd's Treasure60mHBO Max
- S3E11Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E12The Ark of the Covenant60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E13England's Vanished Crown Jewels60mHBO Max
- S3E14Corsica's Nazi Treasure60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S3E15Italy's Barbarian Booty60mHBO Max
- S3E16India's Atlantis60mHBO Max
- S3E17Lost Spanish Fortune Found!60mDiscovery+HBO Max
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1Viking Secrets60mHBO Max
- S4E2Vikings in America60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E3Origins of Stonehenge60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E4The Secret60mHBO Max
- S4E5Butch Cassidy's Lost Loot60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E6Hunt for the Metal Library60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E7Great Women of Ancient Egypt60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E8Egypt's Lost Queens60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S4E9Global Game Show: Out of This World60m
- S4E10Secrets of Brother XII60mDiscovery+HBO Max
Season 57 episodes
- S5E1Pyramid of Legends60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S5E2Lost City of El Mirador60mHBO Max
- S5E3Nazis in Argentina60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S5E4Lost Gold of Jean Lafitte60mHBO Max
- S5E5Mahogany Ship60mHBO Max
- S5E6Hunt for the Ruby Slippers60m
- S5E7Solved: Mystery of the Lost Ruby Slippers60m
Season 64 episodes
- S6E1Heaven and Hell45mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S6E2Death and Beyond60mHBO Max
- S6E3Edge of Existence60mHBO Max
- S6E4Crossing Over60mDiscovery+HBO Max
Season 79 episodes
- S7E1Egypt Live41mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E2Deciphering the Last Nazi Code41mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E3Mysteries of Jesus41mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E4Atlantis of the Andes41mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E5Lost Gold of Scotland41mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E6Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes41mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E7Legend of the Crystal Skull41mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E8America's Lost WWII Hero41mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S7E9The Hunt for the Golden Owl41mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
Season 813 episodes
- S8E1Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E2Treasure of the Copper Scroll41mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E3Chasing the Fortune of Sir Francis Drake60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E4Mystery of Dead Mountain60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E5Siberia's Coldest Case60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E6The Search For Florida's Lost Pirate60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E7Hunt for the Chupacabra60mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S8E8Lost Tomb of the Mummy60mHBO Max
- S8E9Chasing the Snake Kings60m
- S8E10Cracking the Secret60m
- S8E11Gold Rush Of The Atlantic60m
- S8E12Search For The Sultan's Heart60m
- S8E13The Secret Solved60m
Season 98 episodes
- S9E1Digging Into D-Day60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E2Searching for America's Lost Flight60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E3The Hunt for Our Ancient Ancestors60mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E4Revealing Our Ancient Ancestors60mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E5The Warrior Queen's Treasure60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E6The Fortune of the Buzzard60mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S9E7Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle60m
- S9E8Revealing the Triangle60m
Season 106 episodes
- S10E1Dillinger's Lost Loot60mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S10E2The Lost Avenger60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S10E3Ransom in the Sky60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S10E4The Quest for El Dorado60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S10E5Uncovering the Golden City60mDisney+Hulu
- S10E6America's Titanic60mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
Season 1114 episodes
- S11E1Buried Secrets of Hitler48mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E2Nazi Buried Secrets48mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E3Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune48mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E4Lindbergh's Lost Rivals48mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E5The Hunt for Templar Treasure44mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E6The Bootlegger's Millions48mDisney+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E7Escaping the Rock44mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E8Egypt's Lost Tombs48mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S11E9Egypt's City of the Dead44m
- S11E10Chasing Everglades44m
- S11E11Mysteries of Moses44m
- S11E12Chasing The Mysteries of Moses44m
- S11E13Donner Party Horror and Heroes44m
- S11E14Finding Italy's Lost Empire44m
Season 128 episodes
- S12E1Sunken Pyramids of the Nile56mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S12E2Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid42mHBO Max
- S12E3Lost City of the Gospels43mHBO Max
- S12E4Treasure of the Pirate King43mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S12E5Great Lakes' Vanished Warships43mHBO Max
- S12E6Hunt for Spain's King Arthur48mHBO Max
- S12E7Looted Treasures of Cambodia48mHBO Max
- S12E8Cambodia's Stolen Monuments48m
Season 138 episodes
- S13E1Missing Heroes of WW243mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E2Finding the Lost Pilots of WW243mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E3Lost City of the White Jaguar42mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E4Riches of Spain's Pirate King45m
- S13E5Chasing Bonnie and Clyde45mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E6Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas44mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E7Lost Tomb of the Viking King45mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S13E8Hunt for the Secret Seaplane45m
Season 147 episodes
- S14E1Hunt for Alexander the Great46mDiscovery+
- S14E2Alexander's Lost Tomb46mDiscovery+
- S14E3Traitors' Treasure of 177642mDiscovery+
- S14E4Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise42mDiscovery+
- S14E5Lost Bomber of World War II42m
- S14E6Chasing Africa's Atlantis44mDiscovery+
- S14E7America's MIA Heroines44m
Season 156 episodes
- S15E1Hunt for Petra's Lost TombsDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S15E2Petra's Secrets RevealedDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S15E3Search for Pan Am's ClipperDisney+Hulu
- S15E4America's First Train RobbersDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S15E5Dive for America's Pirate LootDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S15E6'Twas the Search for St. NickDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
Season 168 episodes
- S16E1Hitler's Amerikabomber42mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S16E2The Man-Eating Lions of Kenya41mDisney+Hulu
- S16E3The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill42mDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S16E4Shipwreck Triangle of GreeceDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S16E5Treasure of the Pirate QueenDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S16E6Searching for World War II's Lost HeroDisney+Discovery+HBO MaxHulu
- S16E7Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age
- S16E8Episode 8
Season 176 episodes
- S17E1Mysteries of the Great PyramidDiscovery+HBO Max
- S17E2Great Pyramid Secrets RevealedDiscovery+HBO Max
- S17E3The Great Gold Rush ShootoutDiscovery+HBO Max
- S17E4The Nazi's Lost Super Sub43mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S17E5The Real Goonies Treasure42mDiscovery+HBO Max
- S17E6Vanderbilt's Lost Steamship42mHBO Max