Black Market

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

Genre: Documentary, Crime,

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Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 24 minutes

Release: 2016-07-05

Rating: 6.1

Season 1 - Black Market
2016-07-05
An international-car-theft operation based out of Newark, N.J., is spotlighted in the series premiere.
2016-07-13
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.
2016-07-20
Gunrunners 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.
2016-07-27
Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.
2016-08-03
In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.
2016-08-10
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.

Season 2 - Black Market
2022-01-10
Young street genius entrepreneurs have evolved from selling drugs to stealing identities and printing credit cards.
2022-01-17
Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.
2022-01-24
That hit song or sold out show may not be what it seems. Digital trappers are manipulating streaming platforms to turn nobodies into somebodies.
2022-01-31
The wave of cannabis legalizations has deepened divides and complicated the marijuana industry; corporate weed is thriving, but the black market for cannabis still looms large.
2022-02-07
Black market beauty enhancement has become a game of Russian roulette for people looking to get big. But in the trans community, the black market might be a life saver.
2022-02-14
Drinking water is so poorly managed that our most basic resource has emerged as a terrifying black market. The stakes are critical, yet for most of us, it's barely on our radar.