Expedition Unknown 2015
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- January 8, 2015
- Last Aired
- July 8, 2026
- Format
- 18 seasons · 166 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~132.8 hours (48 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S3E1 "Plummer's Gold" (★ 10/10)
- Network
- Travel Channel
- Where to Stream
- Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel
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★ TMDB users: 8.0/10 from 74 votes TV-14 DocumentaryRealityAction & Adventure 18 seasons · 166 eps Returning Series
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What is Expedition Unknown?
Expedition Unknown is a documentary television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel. The show features Josh Gates as he investigates various stories across the globe.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2015
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 166
- Runtime
- 48 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 8, 2015
- Last aired
- Jul 8, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Travel Channel
- Genres
- Documentary, Reality, Action & Adventure
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.0/10 from 74 votes
- Format
- 18 seasons · 166 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~48 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- Travel Channel
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Overview
Expedition Unknown is a documentary television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel. The show features Josh Gates as he investigates various stories across the globe. The series is a mix of documentary and reality television, incorporating elements of action and adventure. The program's focus is on exploring iconic and unsolved stories, with Josh Gates leading the investigations.
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Should you watch it?
“Josh Gates investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe in this adventure series.”
Reasons to watch
- explores unsolved iconic stories across the globe
- features host Josh Gates
Keep in mind
- limited plot details available in the provided sources
Watch it if you enjoy documentary reality programs about global mysteries.
The show is rated TV-14.
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Season 1 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Amelia Earhart Mytharc Jan 8, 2015
- E2 Temple of Doom Core Jan 15, 2015
- E3 World's 8th Wonder Core Jan 22, 2015
- E4 The Legend of Jesse James Core Jan 29, 2015
- E5 City of Gold Core Feb 5, 2015
- E6 Viking Sunstone Core Feb 12, 2015
- E7 Captain Morgan's Lost Gold Core Feb 19, 2015
- E8 Code to Gold Core Feb 26, 2015
- E9 Mayan Apocalypse Core Mar 5, 2015
- E10 Secrets of the Nazca Core Mar 19, 2015
- E11 Samurai Sword of Power Mytharc Mar 26, 2015
- E12 Curse of the Golden Bell Mytharc Apr 2, 2015
Season 2 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Quest for King Arthur Mytharc Oct 7, 2015
- E2 Genghis Khan's Tomb Core Oct 14, 2015
- E3 Blackbeard's Hidden Gold Core Oct 21, 2015
- E4 Hunting Vampires Core Oct 28, 2015
- E5 The Real Robin Hood Core Nov 4, 2015
- E6 Finding Fenn's Fortune Core Nov 18, 2015
- E7 Japan's Atlantis Core Dec 16, 2015
- E8 True Cross of Christ Core Dec 23, 2015
- E9 The Sultan's Heart Core Jan 6, 2016
- E10 Africa's Gold Hoard Core Jan 13, 2016
- E11 Kalahari Desert's Lost City Core Jan 27, 2016
- E12 Yamashita's Gold Core Feb 10, 2016
- E13 Columbus: Legend or Liar? Core Feb 17, 2016
- E14 Searching for Shangri-La Core Mar 2, 2016
- E15 Shangri-La Found Core Mar 9, 2016
- E16 Lost Mexican City Core Jun 1, 2016
- E17 Incan King's Mummy Mytharc Jun 8, 2016
- E18 Nazi Gold Train Mytharc Jun 15, 2016
- E19 Hitler's Atomic Secrets Mytharc Jun 22, 2016
Season 3 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Plummer's Gold Mytharc Nov 2, 2016
- E2 The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun Core Nov 9, 2016
- E3 The Vanished Empire Core Nov 16, 2016
- E4 The Lost Colony of Roanoke Core Nov 23, 2016
- E5 Cloning the Woolly Mammoth Core Dec 28, 2016
- E6 Journey to the Ice Age Core Jan 4, 2017
- E7 Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case Core Jan 11, 2017
- E8 Lasseter's Gold Core Jan 18, 2017
- E9 Tracking Tasmania's Tiger Core Jan 25, 2017
- E10 Captain Kidd's Treasure Core Feb 22, 2017
- E11 Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold Core Mar 1, 2017
- E12 The Ark of the Covenant Core Mar 8, 2017
- E13 England's Vanished Crown Jewels Core Mar 15, 2017
- E14 Corsica's Nazi Treasure Core Mar 22, 2017
- E15 Italy's Barbarian Booty Core May 31, 2017
- E16 India's Atlantis Mytharc Jun 7, 2017
- E17 Lost Spanish Fortune Found! Mytharc Jun 14, 2017
Season 4 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Viking Secrets Mytharc Dec 27, 2017
- E2 Vikings in America Core Jan 3, 2018
- E3 Origins of Stonehenge Core Jan 10, 2018
- E4 The Secret Core Jan 17, 2018
- E5 Butch Cassidy's Lost Loot Core Jan 24, 2018
- E6 Hunt for the Metal Library Core Jan 31, 2018
- E7 Great Women of Ancient Egypt Core Feb 7, 2018
- E8 Egypt's Lost Queens Core Feb 14, 2018
- E9 Global Game Show: Out of This World Mytharc Feb 21, 2018
- E10 Secrets of Brother XII Mytharc Feb 28, 2018
Season 5 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pyramid of Legends Mytharc May 29, 2018
- E2 Lost City of El Mirador Core Jun 5, 2018
- E3 Nazis in Argentina Core Jun 12, 2018
- E4 Lost Gold of Jean Lafitte Core Jun 19, 2018
- E5 Mahogany Ship Core Jun 26, 2018
- E6 Hunt for the Ruby Slippers Mytharc Jul 10, 2018
- E7 Solved: Mystery of the Lost Ruby Slippers Mytharc Sep 5, 2018
Season 6 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Heaven and Hell Mytharc Oct 7, 2018
- E2 Death and Beyond Core Oct 14, 2018
- E3 Edge of Existence Core Oct 21, 2018
- E4 Crossing Over Mytharc Oct 28, 2018
Season 7 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Egypt Live Mytharc Apr 7, 2019
- E2 Deciphering the Last Nazi Code Core Apr 10, 2019
- E3 Mysteries of Jesus Core Apr 17, 2019
- E4 Atlantis of the Andes Core Apr 24, 2019
- E5 Lost Gold of Scotland Core May 1, 2019
- E6 Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes Core May 8, 2019
- E7 Legend of the Crystal Skull Core May 15, 2019
- E8 America's Lost WWII Hero Mytharc May 22, 2019
- E9 The Hunt for the Golden Owl Mytharc May 29, 2019
Season 8 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls Mytharc Aug 8, 2019
- E2 Treasure of the Copper Scroll Core Aug 15, 2019
- E3 Chasing the Fortune of Sir Francis Drake Core Aug 22, 2019
- E4 Mystery of Dead Mountain Core Aug 29, 2019
- E5 Siberia's Coldest Case Core Sep 5, 2019
- E6 The Search For Florida's Lost Pirate Core Sep 12, 2019
- E7 Hunt for the Chupacabra Core Sep 19, 2019
- E8 Lost Tomb of the Mummy Core Sep 19, 2019
- E9 Chasing the Snake Kings Core Sep 25, 2019
- E10 Cracking the Secret Core Oct 2, 2019
- E11 Gold Rush Of The Atlantic Core Oct 10, 2019
- E12 Search For The Sultan's Heart Mytharc Oct 16, 2019
- E13 The Secret Solved Mytharc Oct 30, 2019
Season 9 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Digging Into D-Day Mytharc Feb 5, 2020
- E2 Searching for America's Lost Flight Core Feb 12, 2020
- E3 The Hunt for Our Ancient Ancestors Core Feb 19, 2020
- E4 Revealing Our Ancient Ancestors Core Feb 26, 2020
- E5 The Warrior Queen's Treasure Core Mar 4, 2020
- E6 The Fortune of the Buzzard Core Mar 11, 2020
- E7 Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle Mytharc Mar 18, 2020
- E8 Revealing the Triangle Mytharc Mar 25, 2020
Season 10 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dillinger's Lost Loot Mytharc Jul 21, 2021
- E2 The Lost Avenger Core Jul 28, 2021
- E3 Ransom in the Sky Core Aug 4, 2021
- E4 The Quest for El Dorado Core Aug 11, 2021
- E5 Uncovering the Golden City Mytharc Aug 18, 2021
- E6 America's Titanic Mytharc Aug 25, 2021
Season 11 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Buried Secrets of Hitler Mytharc May 25, 2022
- E2 Nazi Buried Secrets Core Jun 1, 2022
- E3 Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune Core Jun 8, 2022
- E4 Lindbergh's Lost Rivals Core Jun 15, 2022
- E5 The Hunt for Templar Treasure Core Jun 22, 2022
- E6 The Bootlegger's Millions Core Jun 29, 2022
- E7 Escaping the Rock Core Jul 6, 2022
- E8 Egypt's Lost Tombs Core Jul 13, 2022
- E9 Egypt's City of the Dead Core Jul 20, 2022
- E10 Chasing Everglades Core Aug 4, 2022
- E11 Mysteries of Moses Core Aug 11, 2022
- E12 Chasing The Mysteries of Moses Core Aug 17, 2022
- E13 Donner Party Horror and Heroes Mytharc Aug 24, 2022
- E14 Finding Italy's Lost Empire Mytharc Aug 31, 2022
Season 12 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sunken Pyramids of the Nile Mytharc May 24, 2023
- E2 Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid Core May 31, 2023
- E3 Lost City of the Gospels Mytharc Jun 7, 2023
- E4 Treasure of the Pirate King Core Jun 14, 2023
- E5 Great Lakes' Vanished Warships Core Jun 21, 2023
- E6 Hunt for Spain's King Arthur Core Jun 28, 2023
- E7 Looted Treasures of Cambodia Mytharc Jul 5, 2023
- E8 Cambodia's Stolen Monuments Mytharc Jul 12, 2023
Season 13 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Missing Heroes of WW2 Mytharc Nov 15, 2023
- E2 Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2 Core Nov 22, 2023
- E3 Lost City of the White Jaguar Core Nov 29, 2023
- E4 Riches of Spain's Pirate King Core Dec 6, 2023
- E5 Chasing Bonnie and Clyde Core Dec 13, 2023
- E6 Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas Core Dec 20, 2023
- E7 Lost Tomb of the Viking King Mytharc Dec 27, 2023
- E8 Hunt for the Secret Seaplane Mytharc Jan 3, 2024
Season 14 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hunt for Alexander the Great Mytharc Jun 20, 2024
- E2 Alexander's Lost Tomb Core Jun 27, 2024
- E3 Traitors' Treasure of 1776 Core Jul 4, 2024
- E4 Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise Core Jul 10, 2024
- E5 Lost Bomber of World War II Core Jul 18, 2024
- E6 Chasing Africa's Atlantis Mytharc Jul 25, 2024
- E7 America's MIA Heroines Mytharc Aug 1, 2024
Season 15 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs Mytharc Oct 9, 2024
- E2 Petra's Secrets Revealed Core Oct 16, 2024
- E3 Search for Pan Am's Clipper Core Oct 23, 2024
- E4 America's First Train Robbers Core Nov 6, 2024
- E5 Dive for America's Pirate Loot Mytharc Nov 13, 2024
- E6 'Twas the Search for St. Nick Mytharc Nov 20, 2024
Season 16 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hitler's Amerikabomber Mytharc Jun 18, 2025
- E2 The Man-Eating Lions of Kenya Core Jun 25, 2025
- E3 The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill Core Jul 2, 2025
- E4 Shipwreck Triangle of Greece Core Jul 9, 2025
- E5 Treasure of the Pirate Queen Core Jul 16, 2025
- E6 Searching for World War II's Lost Hero Mytharc Jul 30, 2025
- E7 Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age Mytharc Aug 6, 2025
Season 17 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mysteries of the Great Pyramid Mytharc Nov 5, 2025
- E2 Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed Core Nov 12, 2025
- E3 The Great Gold Rush Shootout Core Nov 19, 2025
- E4 The Nazi's Lost Super Sub Core Nov 26, 2025
- E5 The Real Goonies Treasure Mytharc Dec 3, 2025
- E6 Vanderbilt's Lost Steamship Mytharc Dec 10, 2025
Season 18 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hunt for World War II Hellships Mytharc Jun 24, 2026
- E2 Finding World War II's Lost Prisoners Core Jul 1, 2026
- E3 Death Jars of Laos Core Jul 8, 2026
- E4 Sunken City of Pirates Mytharc Jul 15, 2026
- E5 Secrets of Mexico's Underworld Core Jul 22, 2026
- E6 Inca Treasure Tunnels Mytharc Aug 5, 2026
- E7 Chasing Civil War Gold Mytharc Aug 12, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
When did Expedition Unknown premiere?
It kicked off on January 08, 2015.
Which network broadcasts Expedition Unknown?
It airs on Discovery Channel.
How long is an episode of Expedition Unknown?
It is a 60-minute television series.
What genres does Expedition Unknown belong to?
It is classified as a documentary, reality, and action & adventure mystery series.
Who stars in Expedition Unknown?
The series follows the adventures of Josh Gates.
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