Expedition Unknown: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Expedition Unknown Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Quest for King Arthur
Oct 7, 2015
In the Season 2 premiere, Josh scours the United Kingdom to find the real-life King Arthur.
Genghis Khan's Tomb
Oct 14, 2015
Josh Gates journeys into the heart of Mongolia in search of the fabled lost tomb of Genghis Khan.
Blackbeard's Hidden Gold
Oct 21, 2015
Josh explores the ocean floor of the Cayman Islands and the coasts of North Carolina in his quest to find the lost treasure of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
Hunting Vampires
Oct 28, 2015
Gates digs up the truth behind vampire legends. His travels start at Curtea Veche in Romania, where he learns about Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Dracula. Then off to Ma
The Real Robin Hood
Nov 4, 2015
Josh travels the English countryside on a mission to learn if Robin Hood was a real man and if he's the hero from the legends or a murderous outlaw. He dives into 800 years of ball
Finding Fenn's Fortune
Nov 18, 2015
Josh Gates joins the hunt for for a $2,000,000 treasure. He attempts to decode the clues of the modern day treasure's location by following a cryptic poem, leading him deep into th
Japan's Atlantis
Dec 16, 2015
Gates goes to the ruins of Yonaguni Island, the westernmost Japanese island on the East China Sea, to determine whether the undersea structures are geologic or man-made. The Yonagu
True Cross of Christ
Dec 23, 2015
Gates searches for the True Cross. This relic, said to have mystical healing powers, has been lost for 2,000 years. Gates visits Jerusalem, Israel and Istanbul, Turkey, to find if
The Sultan's Heart
Jan 6, 2016
Gates hunts for the Heart of Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. When Suleiman died in 1566 during a battle in Hungary, his body was brought
Africa's Gold Hoard
Jan 13, 2016
Gates travels to South Africa to search for the missing Kruger Millions, the gold coins of the country's entire financial reserve. The treasure vanished overnight after South Afric
Kalahari Desert's Lost City
Jan 27, 2016
Gates searches for a lost city in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. First discovered by circus pioneer The Great Farini in 1885, he supposedly came across the ruins of a lost city hal
Yamashita's Gold
Feb 10, 2016
Gates searches for Yamashita's Gold, millions of dollars in Southeast Asian gold and jewels that was looted by Japan and covertly transported to the Philippines under the direction
Columbus: Legend or Liar?
Feb 17, 2016
Josh embarks on a journey around the world to uncover mysteries about Christopher Columbus. First, Josh looks for Columbus' legendary ship, the Santa Maria, and later ventures to f
Searching for Shangri-La
Mar 2, 2016
Gates searches high in the Himalayas for Shangri-La. He learns of its legend as a hidden utopia. In the most remote reaches of Nepal near the border of Tibet is an area known as th
Shangri-La Found
Mar 9, 2016
After learning about the ancient Buddhist realm of Shambhala in Kathmandu and exploring the skycaves, Gates continues his search for the real Shangri-La. This time, he discovers a
Lost Mexican City
Jun 1, 2016
Josh searches for the mysterious civilization of Teotihuacan, a lost empire left behind in Mexico with soaring pyramids dedicated to the gods, imposing temples, and a treasure trov
Incan King's Mummy
Jun 8, 2016
Josh searches for the lost mummy of Atahualpa, the last great king of the Incan empire, hidden high in the Andes Mountains and in the jungles and highlands of Ecuador. His reign en
Nazi Gold Train
Jun 15, 2016
Josh exposes Nazi secrets as he searches for the lost fortune of war criminal Adolf Hitler's billions in gold, art and relics stolen on his orders by the Nazis to suport his doomsd
Hitler's Atomic Secrets
Jun 22, 2016
The search for Nazi secrets and their stolen gold continues in the darkest corners of history; both underground and underwater. This time, Josh dives for relics of Nazi foreign min