
Destination Truth
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Led by intrepid world adventurer Josh Gates, each episode of Destination Truth takes viewers on a trek across the globe as Josh investigates stories of the unexplained. Accompanied by his small crew, Josh dives into the local cultures and searches for clues to the existence of strange creatures and paranormal phenomena.
Castfull cast & details
Josh GatesJosh Gates - Lead Investigator
Gabriel CopelandGabriel Copeland - Cameraman
Mike MorrellMike Morrell - Audio Technician
Erin RyderErin Ryder - Reseacher
Casey BrumelsCasey Brumels
Evan B. StoneEvan B. Stone - Cameraman
Jael De PardoJael De Pardo, researcherEpisodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Iguanodon and R.I. MermaidJune 6, 2007—Spurred by news reports of SWAT teams searching the jungles of Papua New Guinea for a dinosaurlike beast, Josh travels to the little-explore - S01E02
Thia Haunting and NagaJune 13, 2007—The crew visit Thailand to investigate a dragon like monster and Khon Kaen, which has been a source for paranormal activity. - S01E03
Ropen and El ChupacabraJune 20, 2007—The team investigates Chupacabra sightings in Chile. Meanwhile, a giant bird is reported to live in Papua New Guinea, the crew investigates. - S01E04
Big Foot and NahuelitoJune 27, 2007—Josh and his crew visit Buenos Aires to investigate claims of a serpentine monster. Meanwhile, a Bigfoot-like creature is investigated in Ma - S01E05
Mamlambo and TokelosheJuly 11, 2007—The crew visit South Africa in search for the half-horse, half-fish Mamlambo and the bear-like Tokeloshe. - S01E06
Lobizon and PomberoJuly 18, 2007—The crew visit Argentina to investigate the Lobizon and an imp-like El Pombero.
Season02
- S02E01
YetiMarch 5, 2008—Josh travels to Asia, trailing an outbreak of recent sightings of the abominable snowman in the mountains of Nepal. High in the Himalayas, J - S02E02
Haunted Island / DeathwormMarch 12, 2008—Josh travels to East Africa to investigate mysterious haunted ruins in search of ghosts. - S02E03
Wild Man / Swamp DinosaurMarch 19, 2008—Josh travels to the northern jungles of Cambodia on the trail of a half-man, half-ape creature that is terrorizing small villages. Next, the - S02E04
Sea Monster / Bat DemonMarch 26, 2008—Josh goes to Vietnam's Halong Bay in search of the Tarasque, a sea serpent described to be 30 meters long, and later he goes to the African - S02E05
Flying Dinosaur / Sloth MonsterApril 2, 2008—Josh travels to Africa in search of a flying dinosaur that has reportedly been harassing the locals from overhead. Next, the crew travels to - S02E06
Giant AnacondaApril 9, 2008—Josh travels to South America following reports of giant Anacondas slithering in the jungles of Brazil. - S02E07
Yowie / Haunted MosqueSeptember 3, 2008—In the Australian wilderness, a so-far unidentified something creeps around. This creature, the Yowie, resembles the Himalayan Yeti and the - S02E08
Orang Pendek / Worm MonsterSeptember 10, 2008—Orang Pendek, which means "short person", is the most common name given to an unconfirmed animal that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainou - S02E09
Haunted Cave / BurrunjorSeptember 17, 2008—In the most remote corner of Indonesia is a mysterious cave that is both revered and reviled by local villagers. In one of the two entrances - S02E10
Ahool / Pinatubo MonsterSeptember 24, 2008—According to mainstream science, the world's biggest bat is the Bismark flying fox, an animal that never gets larger than six feet from wing - S02E11
Haunted Forest / AswangOctober 1, 2008—Aswangs are ghoulish creatures in Philippines, and, in fact, are the most feared supernatural creatures in a nation already rich in colorful - S02E12
Issie / Icelandic ElvesOctober 8, 2008—Said to inhabit the depths of Lake Ikeda, Issie is Japan's answer to Nessie. Legends of a mythical creature in the lake have been swirling f - S02E13
Ninki Nanka / KikiyaonOctober 15, 2008—Ninki Nanka is a legendary creature based in West African folklore. Descriptions of the creature vary, but the consensus is that the animal
Season03
- S03E01
Haunted Forest / AluxSeptember 9, 2009—In one of their most hair-raising experiences to date, Josh and team travel to Romania to investigate paranormal activity in the Hoia Baciu - S03E02
Island of the Dolls / LuscaSeptember 16, 2009—South of Mexico City in the last of the old Aztec canals, there is an island that visitors claim is overrun by thousands of haunted dolls. J - S03E03
King Tut's Curse / Swamp ApeSeptember 23, 2009—Josh and team head to Egypt, where they set out to make history as one of the only production crews in the world permitted to investigate in - S03E04
Ghosts of Chernobyl / Sal'awaSeptember 30, 2009—Special Guest Appearances by Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson! In this chilling episode, the team embarks on a paranormal investi - S03E05
Alien Mummies / Van Lake MonsterOctober 7, 2009—Josh and team embark on their first UFO investigation in Chile, where, according to experts, an alien mummy was exhumed in the desert thousa - S03E06
Chullachaqui / Bermuda TriangleOctober 14, 2009—Joined by special guest stars Robb Demarest and Dustin Pari from Ghost Hunters International, Josh and team make their way to the jungles of - S03E07
Haunted Lost City / ThunderbirdOctober 21, 2009—The team heads into the rugged mountains of Peru to investigate claims that the Incan ruins there are haunted. The investigation yields such - S03E08
Werewolf / Arica MonsterOctober 28, 2009—The team travels to Romania, chasing recent reports about werewolf sightings. Then, the team flies to northern Chile to track down what some - S03E09
Bhutan YetiNovember 4, 2009—Josh and the rest of the Destination Truth crew travel to Bhutan, Nepal to continue their search of the Yeti, after their exciting discovery - S03E10
Ghosts of Masada / The LeprechaunMarch 17, 2010—Josh and the crew head to Jerusalem in search of ghosts at Masada. Next they'll head to the green hills of Ireland to investigate the legend - S03E11
Ghosts of the Great Wall / Israeli MermaidMarch 24, 2010—The Destination Truth team travels to the Great Wall of China to investigate reports of ghostly encounters with soldiers and over a million - S03E12
The Jersey Devil / The YerenMarch 31, 2010—The Destination Truth team travels stateside in order to investigate one of the oldest legendary creatures in the country. For over 300 year - S03E13
Haunted Mining Town / The TaniwhaApril 7, 2010—The Destination Truth team heads to an abandoned mining town in northern Chile to investigate leads of its haunting history. Next on the iti - S03E14
Ghosts of Petra / The Lizard ManApril 14, 2010—The Destination Truth team makes their way to the beautiful city of Petra, Jordan, where they explore sightings of what the locals call Djin - S03E15
Spirits of Easter Island / The MoaApril 21, 2010—The crew heads down to Easter Island to conduct the world's most remote paranormal investigation. Before the investigation even begins, the
Season04
- S04E01
Poltergeists of Pompeii / Nandi BeastSeptember 9, 2010—A brand new season of Destination Truth begins in Naples, Italy, where Josh and his team set out on a bold adventure to conduct the world's - S04E02
Spirits of Angkor Wat / Canadian Lake MonsterSeptember 16, 2010—Josh and the team head to Cambodia to see what's lurking within the 800 year old temple of Angkor Wat. Then the team turns to Canada to inve - S04E03Ghosts of Haboro / MngwaSeptember 23, 2010—Josh and the team travel to Haboro, Japan, an abandoned mining town on the northern island of Hokkaido. Rotting vestiges are all that remain
- S04E04Ghost Fleet / Japanese River MonsterSeptember 30, 2010—Josh and the team travel to Micronesia in what will be the world's first underwater paranormal investigation. Next, the crew heads to Tono,
- S04E05Siberian SnowmanOctober 7, 2010—Josh and the team traverse the globe to investigate the famed Siberian Snowman -- better known as "Bigfoot."
- S04E06Ghosts of Menengai Crater / KalanoroOctober 14, 2010—The Destination Truth team journeys to East Africa to investigate the Menengai Crater. According to legend, the spirits of 60,000 warriors k
- S04E07Haunted Island Ruins / Moroccan SuccubusOctober 21, 2010—Josh and the Destination Truth crew check out the ancient Nan Madol ruins of Pohnpei Island, Micronesia. Formerly a place of worship, the si
- S04E08Guam Zombies / FangaloboloOctober 28, 2010—Josh and the team journey to Madagascar in search of the famed Fangalobolo beast. Deemed a deadly predator, this alleged monster bat has inc
- S04E09Live from Ireland: The Search for the Banshee GhostMarch 17, 2011—In the very first live broadcast of Destination Truth, Josh Gates and his Truth Team set out to find the "Irish angel of death," better know
- S04E10Haunted Island Prison / UcumarMarch 22, 2011—Coiba Island, fifteen miles off the coast of Panama, was once the site of the infamously brutal Coiba penitentiary. Locals claim that the si
- S04E11Sandstorm Spirits / Cerro Azul MonsterMarch 29, 2011—In Kolmanskop, a remote southern province of Namibia, Germans once erected a small diamond-mining town. The town has been uninhabited for mo
- S04E12Jungle Temple Ghosts / Namibian Night StalkerApril 5, 2011—In Bangkok, Thailand, reports of a giant ghost called the Phret are not unusual but recently, an amateur recording of this phantom climbing
- S04E13Thai Tree People / Aiya Napa MonsterApril 12, 2011—Josh and the crew head to Cyprus to investigate a massive sea creature.
- S04E14Ghosts of AntarcticaApril 19, 2011—Josh heads to Antarctica, a place he describes as, "the coldest and most unforgiving place on earth." Even though the continent has no perma
Season05
- S05E01Vietnam's BigfootJuly 10, 2012—The Destination Truth team undertakes a groundbreaking expedition to South East Asia, traveling deep into uncharted wilderness and pushing t
- S05E02Return to the Haunted Forest / Belize GoblinJuly 10, 2012—Josh's former cameraman, Evan, returns two years later to the woods where he believes he was assaulted by an angry, dark spirit. The forest
- S05E03Ghosts of Cannibal Village / KapreJuly 17, 2012—Josh and his team journey across Fiji looking for the ghosts of men devoured by a former cannibal tribe. Josh finds that the former cannibal
- S05E04Alien Invaders / Swedish Lake MonsterJuly 24, 2012—It's hard to believe, but Kazakhstan (in Central Asia) is home to the greatest number of UFO sightings in the world. In fact, villagers in t
- S05E05Spirits of Tikal / Creature from the Black LagoonJuly 31, 2012—Deep in the forests of Guatemala lie the ancient ruins of a city named Tikal, where human sacrifice was once common. Now, locals claim to ha
- S05E06Vampire Monsters / Island of the DamnedAugust 7, 2012—Since time immemorial, Transylvania has been the home to vampire myths and legend. There are many in the area, however, who believe that tru
- S05E07Hanging Coffins / Kazakh MonsterAugust 14, 2012—In the Philippines, there is a strange place called Echo Valley. In this valley, which is located on Luzon Island, the local Igorot tribe cl
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