Underworld, Inc.

A docu-series that provides an inside look into various illegal activities and black markets around the world, where drugs, firearms and even people are reduced to mere commodities.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Huey Morgan , Ron , Cross , Gregory Hess , T.J. , Jay Cee , Aceface , Riche Werks , Rosco , Caleb Fry , Cesar Chahin , Cheddar , Tommy Vuiton , Curt Shastain , Kamal , Gabriel Danovitch , Big Town , Steve Opferman

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Ghost Guns

Wed, Jan 7, 2015

Follow the trail of 'ghost' guns from where they are made-to-order in the Philippines to the US black market where they are bought at swap meets 'no questions asked', to Guatemala - a dumping ground for "burners". A chilling investigation into the world of international criminality, this film has unprecedented access to the underworld of gangsters and drug cartels - whose business and brutality, all depends on the violent, illegal arms trade.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Sex for Sale

Wed, Jan 14, 2015

The illegal, multibillion-dollar global sex trade includes brothels, massage parlors and online escort agencies and is one of the oldest professions. Take a look inside this illegal trade where pimps treat women as commodities - bought and sold, used and abused, then discarded.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Human Cargo

Wed, Jan 21, 2015

Thousands of Central Americans head to the US border, lured by a vision of the Promised Land. At crossing points, networks of 'coyotes' wait to get them across. But once in the traffickers' clutches, the migrants are held to ransom payment. Men who can't pay are sold to work off the debt as laborers; women as prostitutes. The story is told from the inside, in the words of the migrants and from the mouths of the cartel foot soldiers.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Illegal Gambling

Wed, Jan 28, 2015

Millions of Americans love to gamble. But some forms of gambling are restricted or illegal, pushing it underground, where the rules are very different. Here if you want to play you have to pay. The bookie will extend credit, but "miss a week, you miss a finger." Or worse. In the shadows of the law, people will bet on anything; legal or illegal. Innocent lives are put at risk in a world where only one thing matters--money.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Knock-Offs

Wed, Feb 4, 2015

Anything and everything can be faked: watches, pocket books, shoes, electronics, smart phones. The enterprise and expertise is breath-taking. But the fakes trade comes with real risks. Police crackdowns force the fakers to adapt--moving from the streets to operate out of hotel rooms, using an army of pointers and runners to guide customers to the prouducts. For the US Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security it's a cat and mouse game.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Fake Pharma

Mon, Feb 16, 2015

Fake Pharma is bigger than heroin. It's on the internet, in the pharmacies and on the streets. And the demand is growing. The cops crack down, busting pharma thieves, smugglers and back street pharmacists. The trade is getting ugly. Now the drug you take could be fake and the consequences are deadly.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Tricks of the Trade

Sun, Jul 5, 2015

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1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Moonshine Mayhem

Wed, Sep 16, 2015

Black market moonshine is big business - high-proof, low-cost, untaxed and illegal. But the law is cracking down and urban bootleggers are bringing fresh competition. It's the first day of the whiskey-making season for expert moonshiner, Rosco. He's found the perfect hidden site deep in the southern Appalachian Mountains. But 700 miles southwest, in Holmes County, Mississippi, there's a special police unit cracking down on 'shiners like Rosco

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Car Jackers

Wed, Sep 23, 2015

Increased automobile security means that car criminals are becoming more ingenious than ever. Gangs work together to steal cars. In Santa Maria, California, three cars are stolen every day and police are targeting the thieves rather than recovering vehicles. The criminals, meanwhile, rush to get the cars out of state, and then, overseas. In West Africa, a criminal class has arisen that is willing to pay top dollar for high-end stolen U.S. cars.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Organ Trade

Wed, Sep 30, 2015

In America, 14 people die each day waiting for a kidney transplant. Meanwhile, the black market organ trade is thriving, and gangsters with global reach are pocketing easy money. Desperation drives this illegal trade in human spare parts, but the medical community is sounding the alarm, and international law enforcement is in hot pursuit of the traffickers.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Money Laundry

Wed, Oct 7, 2015

Underworld Inc. follows the drug dollars from American trap houses to wholesalers and transporters, funneling billions into Mexico's money laundry. US authorities are closing in on cartel cash. If drug lords want their narco cheddar cleaned and moved into the banking system, they have to get it to Mexico. Working to stem the tide, the cops hit stash houses, and interdiction teams tail cars suspected of smuggling millions. South of the border, launderers use money changers to turn drug profits to pesos for onward investment in front companies and bogus construction projects. If local authorities pry into these shady businesses, they get warned off - cartel style.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Fracking Hell

Wed, Oct 14, 2015

In Williston, North Dakota, an oil mining boom has brought tens of thousands of blue-collar workers to this once sleepy town. But the 21st century 'black gold rush' has also attracted black-market operators. Motorcycle gangs extort Williston's bars and strip clubs, while pimps net millions from prostitution. But with the oil boom going bust, criminals must adapt. Laid-off oil workers are becoming this underworld's most resourceful criminals.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Las Vegas Hustle

Wed, Oct 21, 2015

From card cheats to armed robbers, criminals across America make a beeline for the Casinos of Las Vegas. To defend themselves casinos have become crime-fighting organizations. Criminals react to casino crackdowns with more inventive means of attack. The casinos need to stay on top. At stake is their very survival.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Black Market

Wed, Oct 28, 2015

Fueled by the huge demand for luxury goods, cargo thieves stop at nothing to get their product into the black market. Police are upping their game and finding new ways to catch criminals in the act. From sting trailer operations to checking every cell phone that crosses the country, police are closing in.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Pirates

Wed, Apr 6, 2016

Underworld, Inc. takes a beside the scenes look at real-life Pirates. It goes to east Africa and the South China Sea talking to pirates who hijack shipments of oil while on the high seas. It also talks to the law enforcement officials who are tasked with stopping them.