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Dark Tourist

6.72018TV-MA1 seasonEnglish

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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Action & AdventureDocumentary
Starring

Sebastián Treviño, David Farrier

Created by

Polly Fryer, Carthew Neal, Mark McNeill, David Farrier

Season 1

1.Latin America

David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.

40 minJul 20, 2018

2.Japan

David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.

41 minJul 20, 2018

3.United States

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.

41 minJul 20, 2018

4.The Stans

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

42 minJul 20, 2018

5.Europe

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.

40 minJul 20, 2018

6.South East Asia

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.

39 minJul 20, 2018

7.Africa

David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.

40 minJul 20, 2018

8.Back in the USA

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.

42 minJul 20, 2018

Dark Tourist

Action & AdventureDocumentary

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.

Information

Released
Jul 20, 2018
Episode length
41m
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
NZ
Rating
TV-MA
Created by
Polly Fryer, Carthew Neal, Mark McNeill, David Farrier

Networks

Network
Netflix

People in this story

SSebastián TreviñoCast
David FarrierHimself

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