Expedition Unknown
The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.
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Season 1
12 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 2015
Season 2
19 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 2015
Season 3
17 episodes
Premiered Nov 2, 2016
Season 4
10 episodes
Premiered Dec 27, 2017
Season 5
7 episodes
Premiered May 29, 2018
Season 6: Search for the Afterlife
4 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 2018
Season 7
9 episodes
Premiered Apr 7, 2019
Season 8
13 episodes
Premiered Aug 8, 2019
Season 9
8 episodes
Premiered Feb 5, 2020
Season 10
6 episodes
Premiered Jul 21, 2021
Season 11
14 episodes
Premiered May 25, 2022
Season 12
8 episodes
Premiered May 24, 2023
Season 13
8 episodes
Premiered Nov 15, 2023
Season 14
7 episodes
Premiered Jun 20, 2024
Season 15
6 episodes
Premiered Oct 9, 2024
Season 16
8 episodes
Premiered Jun 18, 2025
Season 17
6 episodes
Premiered Nov 5, 2025
Season 18
8 episodes
Premiered Jun 24, 2026
Ep 1Amelia Earhart
In the 2-hour season premiere of Expedition Unknown, adventurer Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. He treks to uncharted tribal lands in Papua New Guinea and ends his journey in Fiji, hoping to uncover the pilot’s remains.
Ep 2Temple of Doom
Josh travels to the remote and land-mine-riddled jungles of Cambodia to investigate the lost city of the Khmer Empire and search for a mystical relic that gave its god king the power to incinerate his enemies more than 1,000 years ago.
Ep 3World's 8th Wonder
Josh is on the trail of Russia’s missing Amber Panels, priceless pieces of art stolen by the Nazis during WWII. After starting in St. Petersburg, Russia, and getting exposed to the local culture, Josh makes a brief pit stop in Berlin to marvel at the city’s amazing turnaround since the end of the Cold War.
Ep 4The Legend of Jesse James
Josh tries putting the legend of Jesse James' missing gold to rest, as he searches the American Midwest, searching for the treasure.
Ep 5City of Gold
Josh Gates travels through Peru in search for the legendary Incan lost city of Paititi. His journey takes him from the historic Cusco, to the heights of Machu Picchu, and finally into the Amazon's dark and mysterious jungles.
Ep 6Viking Sunstone
Josh travels to England and Norway to unlock the secrets of the Viking sunstone, a mystic crystal the Vikings used to conquer the seas. Before testing it, he explores a crypt in a Nordic church and descends 1,000 feet into a deserted mine.
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