Expedition Unknown: Season 17
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Expedition Unknown Season 16.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
Mysteries of the Great Pyramid
Nov 5, 2025
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,
Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed
Nov 12, 2025
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
The Great Gold Rush Shootout
Nov 19, 2025
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 exp
The Nazi's Lost Super Sub
Nov 26, 2025 · 43 min
Josh dives the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea in search of a revolutionary Nazi submarine: the V-80. Hitler ordered it scuttled to prevent the Allies from learning its secrets. No
The Real Goonies Treasure
Dec 3, 2025 · 42 min
For the 40th Anniversary of The Goonies, Josh braves the Oregon coast to search for pirate treasure that inspired his all-time favorite movie. On the rocky shores of the Pacific, h
Vanderbilt's Lost Steamship
Dec 10, 2025 · 42 min
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 on its maiden attemp