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Dark Tourist(TV show/series, 2018)

FSK: 16+ years
| 41min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Documentary

Documentation in 1 season with 8 episodes

Dark TouristRating: 3.3/5 (with 35 votes)
Dark Tourist is a New Zealand documentary series about the phenomenon of dark tourism, presented by journalist David Farrier. The series, which was released by Netflix in 2018, has eight episodes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a second season was not made. ()
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Where to watch Dark Tourist (streaming/download)?

"Dark Tourist" is currently available on 1 providers. Dark Tourist can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Genres: Sozial- und Kulturdokus
Keywords: Schräg
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About Dark Tourist

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.

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Trailer for Dark Tourist + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Dark Tourist | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix(Trailer, 1:45)

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Dark Tourist Seasons and Episodes

07/20/2018Season 1 - 8 episodes
#1 | 07/20/2018Latin America
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)
David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
#2 | 07/20/2018Japan
4.2/5 (with 3 votes)
David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
#3 | 07/20/2018United States
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
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.
#4 | 07/20/2018The Stans
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
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
#5 | 07/20/2018Europe
1.8/5 (with 2 votes)
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.
#6 | 07/20/2018South East Asia
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#7 | 07/20/2018Africa
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
#8 | 07/20/2018Back in the USA
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.

Additional Information

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Production country: New Zealand
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/20/2018
Presenter/Host: David Farrier
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El otro turismo"
"Mroczny Turysta"
"Turismo Macabro"
"Тёмный туризм"
Keywords: food, travel

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:27552, Added: 07/22/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024