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Black Market

TV·2016–2022·2 seasons, 12 episodes·Viceland·Documentary, Crime·24m

Streaming on (US) PhiloVice TV See all

In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams explores underground economies in America and around the world.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Black Market S01E02Illicit AbaloneS01E02 · 7.0For the fishermen of Hout Bay, South Africa the post-Apartheid years have meant less opportunity as they are forced to turn to poaching to survive.
  2. 02Black Market S01E03Iron PipelineS01E03 · 7.0Gunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a neverending flow that law enforcement can't seem to stop.
  3. 03Black Market S01E04The Lean SceneS01E04 · 7.0Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Black Market S01E01New Jersey DriveJuly 5, 2016 5.0An international-car-theft operation based out of Newark, N.J., is spotlighted in the series premiere.
  2. S01E02Black Market S01E02Season's bestIllicit AbaloneJuly 13, 2016 7.0For the fishermen of Hout Bay, South Africa the post-Apartheid years have meant less opportunity as they are forced to turn to poaching to s
  3. S01E03Black Market S01E03Iron PipelineJuly 20, 2016 7.0Gunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a neverending flow that law enforcement can't
  4. S01E04Black Market S01E04The Lean SceneJuly 27, 2016 7.0Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.
  5. S01E05Black Market S01E05Higher StakesAugust 3, 2016 4.0In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.
  6. S01E06Black Market S01E06Lifted in LondonAugust 10, 2016 7.0In a vicious cycle of dependency and despair, drug addicts shoplift meat and other everyday items and sell them to cash-strapped Brits strug

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 4.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Scam LikelyJanuary 10, 2022 5.0Young street genius entrepreneurs have evolved from selling drugs to stealing identities and printing credit cards.
  2. S02E02The Art of BoostingJanuary 17, 2022 5.0Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.
  3. S02E03Rage Against the MachinesJanuary 24, 2022 5.0That hit song or sold out show may not be what it seems. Digital trappers are manipulating streaming platforms to turn nobodies into somebod
  4. S02E04CannabizJanuary 31, 2022 3.0The wave of cannabis legalizations has deepened divides and complicated the marijuana industry; corporate weed is thriving, but the black ma
  5. S02E05Inside Job: Skin DeepFebruary 7, 2022 2.0Black market beauty enhancement has become a game of Russian roulette for people looking to get big. But in the trans community, the black m
  6. S02E06Season's bestThirst TrapFebruary 14, 2022 6.0Drinking water is so poorly managed that our most basic resource has emerged as a terrifying black market. The stakes are critical, yet for

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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