Dark TouristThe 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.
DirectorDavid Farrier
CreatorsPolly Fryer, Carthew Neal, Mark McNeill, David Farrier
Latin America
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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
Jul 20, 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.
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This show kept my attention and the locations were notably interesting. Having traveled the world, I've seen many of these locations and similar lifestyles but this series took me to places I hadn't been. The only thing that annoyed me at all was how clueless David was to the real world. Many times I said to myself, "What a Pu$$y !" He definitely needs to grow a thicker skin and tougher resiliency if he's going to be doing and going to places like these. He was so incredibly clueless to so many things it was just sad. Clearly, he's lived a sheltered life. Sadly this is a problem with so many in this day and age of YouTube and Facebook. I did feel as though he was trying to push a message out to viewers and I'll let you figure those messages out. As for the material itself, I'm quite impressed with some of the things he did in this series. A few locations were simply dangerous to even breath at and he seemed to take it in stride...though, he's probably going to be sterile or develop weird growths now. Overall, this series is worth watching.
