Buried Worlds with Don Wildman
Buried Worlds with Don Wildman (or Buried Worlds for short) is a documentary reality television series that follows TV host and adventurer Don Wildman on his quest to find the mysteries of long-lost worlds.
| Buried Worlds with Don Wildman | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary Reality TV Adventure History Mystery Paranormal Travel |
| Starring | Don Wildman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Chris Bray Kelly McPherson Emre Sahin Sarah Wetherbee |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Travel Channel |
| Original release | August 6, 2020 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The first season of eight episodes premiered on Travel Channel on Monday June 8, 2020 at 9/8c.[1]
Premise
Host/adventurer Don Wildman journeys to the most remote areas and forgotten places to explore the world's darkest mysteries and uncover its secrets to the public. He heads to terrifying territories of the supernatural, paranormal, and even learns about cryptic-logical locations where ghosts, vampires, demons, and witches are known to occupy these lands.[2]
Opening Introduction:
"My name is Don Wildman. I spent my life exploring the world's most dangerous and unusual places, pursuing its greatest hidden mysteries. This is my darkest quest yet, diving into the secrets of 'Buried Worlds'."
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Temples of Doom" | June 8, 2020 | N/A | |
| In the series premiere, adventurer Don Wildman enters the dark world of ancient Peru before the Incas. He investigates the Chavín cult and undergoes their most-terrifying imitation by navigating through pitch-dark tunnels beneath their temple, Chavin de Huantar, believed to be a portal to the unknown. In La Jalaca, Don finds evidence of a supernatural war between the Chachapoya and the dead in remote caves. In Chan Chan, he uncovers skeletons from a human sacrifice of the Chimú tribe so they could harness the powers of the gods. | ||||
| 2 | "Voodoo's Dark Magic" | June 15, 2020 | N/A | |
| Don goes on a quest to understand the dark mysteries of voodoo. He travels to Haiti and gains access to a blood offering performed in the ancient cave of Dondon and learns of magical potions to heal or kill. In New Orleans, he witnesses a secret ritual in which a voodoo priest is possessed by Baron Samedi, the Haitian Lord of Death. But when uncovering the truth about zombification, he realizes that some things in this reglion are too taboo. | ||||
| 3 | "The Nazi's Supernatural Weapons" | June 22, 2020 | N/A | |
| Don learns the Nazis tried to obtain world domination by harnessing the supernatural. In Opole, Poland, he gains access to a diary that belonged to an SS officer, which reveals the hidden locations of eleven stolen ancient artifacts. Clues within it leads him to the Riese Complex, a tunnel system beneath Adolf Hitler's castle in the Owl Mountains where religious relics were stored. He travels to a monastery, home of the Black Madonna that monks hid from Nazis, and a medieval church in Quedlinburg, Germany where Heinrich Himmler tried to summon the spirit of Heinrich the Fowler. Lastly, he visits a cave in the Harz Mountains where Nazis sought out Germanic witches to perform black magic rituals. | ||||
| 4 | "Curse of the Druids" | June 29, 2020 | N/A | |
| Don journeys to the haunted British Isles where he visits the Creswell Crags, a limestone cave system believed to be a gateway to Hell. While there, he inspects the alleged "witch's marks", medieval symbols said to ward off evil spirits. In Portrane, Ireland, he hikes to ancient natural-springs called "holy wells" that was used for spells. He dives into the Irish Sea to explore the supernatural shipwreck of the RMS Tayleur, which was possibly the cause of mysterious tragedies at sea. Lastly, Don meets modern-day Druids at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey, Wales to learn of a bloody battle that ended with a deadly curse when their people where wiped out by the Romans thousands of years ago. | ||||
| 5 | "Vampire Hunt" | July 6, 2020 | N/A | |
| 6 | "Devil Swamp" | July 13, 2020 | N/A | |
| 7 | "Demon Woods" | July 20, 2020 | N/A | |
| 8 | "Curse of the White City" | July 27, 2020 | N/A | |