Dark Tourist

41min

Action & Adventure

Documentary

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 Columbia 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.

Production Companies

Razor Films

Fumes Production

Department of Post

Episodes

Cast

Latin America

1. Latin America

41min

20th Jul 2018

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

Japan

2. Japan

41min

20th Jul 2018

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

United States

3. United States

42min

20th Jul 2018

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.

The Stans

4. The Stans

42min

20th Jul 2018

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

Europe

5. Europe

41min

20th Jul 2018

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.

South East Asia

6. South East Asia

39min

20th Jul 2018

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.

Africa

7. Africa

41min

20th Jul 2018

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

Back in the USA

8. Back in the USA

42min

20th Jul 2018

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.

First air date

20th Jul 2018

Last air date

20th Jul 2018

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks