Black Market: Dispatches
TV-MA2016•30m
DocumentaryCrime
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.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
August 16, 2016
Last Aired
October 18, 2016
Networks
Viceland
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Tunnels of Gaza
Air date: 2016-08-16
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.
E2
Kamikaze Gas Smugglers
Air date: 2016-08-23
Taking advantage of Venezuela's subsidized gas, Colombian smugglers known as kamikazes eek out a precarious living by smuggling this highly explosive commodity.
E3
Dark Web
Air date: 2016-08-30
A secret part of the Internet is revolutionizing drug dealing.
E4
Syrian Refugee Girls
Air date: 2016-09-06
Desperate young women fleeing the Syrian war are being trafficked into the sex trade under the guise of religion.
E5
Poaching Pangolin
Air date: 2016-09-13
The world's most trafficked mammal may go extinct before most people know what it is.
E6
Sugar Babies
Air date: 2016-09-20
A new kind of dating blurs the line between prostitution and romance.
E7
Cheap Whites
Air date: 2016-09-27
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.
E8
Crime Towers
Air date: 2016-10-04
Scammers setup shop for their criminal enterprises inside London's public housing.
E9
Vietnam's Transgender Underground
Air date: 2016-10-11
In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.
E10
Underground Fighting
Air date: 2016-10-18
In Japan, young gangs look to break away from the older Yakuza through underground violence.
Cast
Michael Kenneth Williams
Himself - Host
