Dark Tourist (2018)

Name: Dark Tourist
Rating: 6.7

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 6.7

IMDb

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2018-07-20

Last Air Date: 2018-07-20

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Polly Fryer, Carthew Neal, Mark McNeill, David Farrier

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Sebastián Treviño as N/A
David Farrier as Himself

Seasons

None (2018)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Latin America (2018-07-20)

David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
Ep. 2: Japan (2018-07-20)

David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
Ep. 3: United States (2018-07-20)

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.
Ep. 4: The Stans (2018-07-20)

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
Ep. 5: Europe (2018-07-20)

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.
Ep. 6: South East Asia (2018-07-20)

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.
Ep. 7: Africa (2018-07-20)

David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
Ep. 8: Back in the USA (2018-07-20)

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.