Black Market with Michael K. Williams
In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams journeys into the dangerous world of illicit trade.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Michael Kenneth Williams , O.G. Ron C. , DJ Hollygrove , Rosie Perez , Felicia Pearson , Tracy Morgan , Brett Johnson
S1.E1 ∙ New Jersey Drive
In Newark NJ, unemployment and lack of hope turns a tradition of joyriding stolen cars into an international criminal operation.
S1.E2 ∙ Illicit Abalone
For 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.
S1.E3 ∙ Iron Pipeline
Gunrunners move weapons from American states with loose laws to states with stricter ones, in a never-ending flow that law enforcement can't seem to stop.
S1.E4 ∙ The Lean Scene
A dangerous opioid-based cough syrup becomes a pop culture sensation across the Unites States.
S1.E5 ∙ Higher Stakes
An illegal gambling underworld flourishes in New York City; the largest losers are sometimes the ones running the games.
S1.E6 ∙ Lifted in London
In a vicious cycle of dependency and despair, drug addicts shoplift meat and other everyday items and sell them to cash-strapped Brits struggling to get by in today's UK.
