Episode 1
Latin America
40m6.4 / 10
David meets Pablo Ecobar's enforcer in Colombia. Later, he witnesses an exorcism in Mexico and participates in a faux illegal border crossing.
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TV series
Dark Tourist
2018TV-MA1 season6.7 / 10
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 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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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 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.
Cast, crew and production details
About Dark Tourist
Cast
Sebastián Treviño
David FarrierHimselfCredits
- Created by
- Polly Fryer, Carthew Neal, Mark McNeill, David Farrier
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 8
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix- Razor Films
- Fumes ProductionNew Zealand
Department of PostNew Zealand
Themes
foodtravel
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Japan
41m7.8 / 10
David visits a town hit by heavy radiation, hikes through a supposedly haunted forest and explores an abandoned island with its former residents.
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Episode 3
United States
41m7.3 / 10
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.
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Episode 4
The Stans
42m7.3 / 10
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
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Episode 5
Europe
40m4.3 / 10
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.
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Episode 6
South East Asia
39m6.5 / 10
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.
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Episode 7
Africa
40m6.0 / 10
David attends a voodoo festival in Benin, visits an infamous area of Johannesburg and speaks with white South African separatists.
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Episode 8
Back in the USA
42m6.7 / 10Finale
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.
Where to watch Dark TouristEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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