Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2015)

Overview

Armed with a degree in archaeology, a quick wit and a hunger for adventure, Josh Gates investigates the latest developments in each unsolved legend before embarking on a fully immersive exploration. To separate fact from fiction, Gates inserts himself in different cultures to understand the world as they do. Whether he's trekking through Fiji in search of Amelia Earhart's remains or diving the deep seas of Panama to locate Captain Morgan's pirate ship, Gates' authentic roughshod adventures lead…

Cast

Josh Gates as Self - Host
Josh Gates

as Self - Host

Episodes

Amelia Earhart poster

Amelia Earhart 7.0

January 8, 2015

In the 2-hour season premiere of Expedition Unknown, adventurer Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance…

Temple of Doom poster

Temple of Doom 0.0

January 15, 2015

Josh travels to the remote and land-mine-riddled jungles of Cambodia to investigate the lost city of the Khmer Empire a…

World's 8th Wonder poster

World's 8th Wonder 6.0

January 22, 2015

Josh is on the trail of Russia’s missing Amber Panels, priceless pieces of art stolen by the Nazis during WWII. After s…

The Legend of Jesse James poster

The Legend of Jesse James 7.0

January 29, 2015

Josh tries putting the legend of Jesse James' missing gold to rest, as he searches the American Midwest, searching for …

City of Gold poster

City of Gold 7.0

February 5, 2015

Josh Gates travels through Peru in search for the legendary Incan lost city of Paititi. His journey takes him from the …

Viking Sunstone poster

Viking Sunstone 0.0

February 12, 2015

Josh travels to England and Norway to unlock the secrets of the Viking sunstone, a mystic crystal the Vikings used to c…

Captain Morgan's Lost Gold poster

Captain Morgan's Lost Gold 0.0

February 19, 2015

Josh joins archaeologists in Panama as they search for the Satisfaction, the sunken flagship of legendary pirate Captai…

Code to Gold poster

Code to Gold 0.0

February 26, 2015

Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, which would be worth millions to…

Mayan Apocalypse poster

Mayan Apocalypse 0.0

March 5, 2015

While investigating the fall of the remarkable Mayan Empire, Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial a…

Secrets of the Nazca poster

Secrets of the Nazca 0.0

March 19, 2015

Josh travels to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes and while stud…

Samurai Sword of Power poster

Samurai Sword of Power 0.0

March 26, 2015

Josh searches for the missing mystical Honjo sword in Japan in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground …

Curse of the Golden Bell poster

Curse of the Golden Bell 0.0

April 2, 2015

The ancient cursed Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi.