Black Market

24min

Documentary

Crime

In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams explores underground economies in America and around the world.

Episodes

Cast

New Jersey Drive

1. New Jersey Drive

23min

5th Jul 2016

An international-car-theft operation based out of Newark, N.J., is spotlighted in the series premiere.

Illicit Abalone

2. Illicit Abalone

22min

13th Jul 2016

For the fishermen of Hout Bay, South Africa the post-Apartheid years have meant less opportunity as they are forced to turn to poaching to survive.

Iron Pipeline

3. Iron Pipeline

21min

20th Jul 2016

Gunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a neverending flow that law enforcement can't seem to stop.

The Lean Scene

4. The Lean Scene

22min

27th Jul 2016

Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.

Higher Stakes

5. Higher Stakes

22min

3rd Aug 2016

In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.

Lifted in London

6. Lifted in London

23min

10th Aug 2016

In a vicious cycle of dependency and despair, drug addicts shoplift meat and other everyday items and sell them to cash-strapped Brits struggling to get by in today's UK.

First air date

5th Jul 2016

Last air date

14th Feb 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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