The definition of "tourism" is redefined as New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier sets his sights on the world of dark tourism. From nuclear tourism in Japan to Pablo Escobar-inspired tourism in Colombia to frontier tourism in Turkmenistan, David visits the world’s grisly and offbeat destinations, meeting travelers drawn to them, and the people telling these stories day after day.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes aired
- 8
- Latest aired
- S01E01
- Total runtime
- 5h 25min
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S01E01 Latin America
July 20 · 40min find the promo
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David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
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S01E02 Japan
July 20 · 41min find the promo
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David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
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S01E03 United States
July 20 · 41min find the promo
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David meets a Jeffrey Dahmer enthusiast in Milwaukee, takes two tours dedicated to JFK's assassination in Dallas and dines with vampires in New Orleans.
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S01E04 The Stans
July 20 · 42min find the promo
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In Kazakhstan, David and a fellow dark tourist swim in a lake formed by a nuclear blast. Later, David's trip to Turkmenistan doesn't go as planned
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S01E05 Europe
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After participating in a World War II reenactment, David visits a disturbing museum. He then travels to Cyprus in hopes of seeing a forbidden city.
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S01E06 South East Asia
July 20 · 39min find the promo
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In Cambodia, David is offered the chance to shoot a cow. Later, he tours Myanmar before witnessing the cleaning of a mummified corpse in Indonesia.
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S01E07 Africa
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David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
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S01E08 Back in the USA
July 20 · 42min find the promo
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Charles Manson's pen pal gets confrontational in an interview. Also, David prepares for the end of the world and visits an extreme haunted house.