About this season
In this global series presented by Michael K. Williams, we embed ourselves inside criminal enterprises to see how contraband moves across borders, and explore the politics behind a hidden economy nearly as big as the one you know.
Episodes (10)
1. The Tunnels of Gaza
Aired 16 August 2016 • 30 min
Suffering under economic blockade, Gazans use an illegal network of tunnels to smuggle in goods to survive. But the tunnels are under attack from Israel and Egypt.
2. Kamikaze Gas Smugglers
Aired 23 August 2016 • 30 min
Taking advantage of Venezuela's subsidized gas, Colombian smugglers known as kamikazes eek out a precarious living by smuggling this highly explosive commodity.
3. Dark Web
Aired 30 August 2016
A secret part of the Internet is revolutionizing drug dealing.
4. Syrian Refugee Girls
Aired 6 September 2016 • 30 min
Desperate young women fleeing the Syrian war are being trafficked into the sex trade under the guise of religion.
5. Poaching Pangolin
Aired 13 September 2016 • 30 min
The world's most trafficked mammal may go extinct before most people know what it is.
6. Sugar Babies
Aired 20 September 2016
A new kind of dating blurs the line between prostitution and romance.
7. Cheap Whites
Aired 27 September 2016
With their economy in shambles and a simmering war with Russia, Ukraine's citizens depend on smuggling contaminated, illegal cigarettes into the EU for survival.
8. Crime Towers
Aired 4 October 2016
Scammers setup shop for their criminal enterprises inside London's public housing.
9. Vietnam's Transgender Underground
Aired 11 October 2016
In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.
10. Underground Fighting
Aired 18 October 2016
In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.