Series synopsis
Destination Truth is an American documentary sci-fi & fantasy reality television series that premiered on Syfy on June 6, 2007. It ended on August 14, 2012. It was created by Michael Mandt, Neil Mandt. It stars Josh Gates, Jael de Pardo, Jarrod Tomassi and Casey Brumels.
Destination Truth is a weekly American paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 6, 2007, on Syfy. Produced by Mandt Bros. Productions and Ping Pong Productions, the program follows paranormal researcher Josh Gates around the world to investigate claims of the supernatural, mainly in the field of cryptozoology.
Premise
Destination Truth is a weekly American paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 6, 2007, on Syfy. Produced by Mandt Bros. Productions and Ping Pong Productions, the program follows paranormal researcher Josh Gates around the world to investigate claims of the supernatural, mainly in the field of cryptozoology.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 55 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | June 6, 2007 | July 18, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 13 | March 5, 2008 | October 15, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 15 | September 9, 2009 | April 21, 2010 |
| Season 4 | 14 | September 9, 2010 | April 19, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 7 | July 10, 2012 | August 14, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iguanodon and Ri In Papua New Guinea, Josh hunts for a mermaid-like sea creature called Ri. In the next part, he searches for a dinosaur-like beast that lurks in the jungles near the village of Tinganavudu. |
June 6, 2007 |
| 2 |
Haunted Village and Naga Josh joins a team of paranormal investigators in Thailand's Khon Kaen province to hunt ghosts reported by villagers, and later he hunts for the Phaya Naga, a nāga-like serpent lurking in the Mekong River near the Laos border. |
June 13, 2007 |
| 3 |
Ropen and Chupacabra Josh returns to Papua New Guinea, this time he is in search of a nocturnal, Pterodactyl-like creature called the Ropen. Next, he heads to Chile to find the legendary Chupacabra, a blood-sucking creature with glowing red eyes. |
June 20, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Yeti Josh visits Nepal with his crew to investigate the Yeti myth. |
March 5, 2008 |
| 2 |
Haunted Island and Devil Worm A Mongolian sand worm and haunted ruins in East Africa are investigated. |
May 12, 2008 |
| 3 |
Wild Man and Swamp Dinosaur Josh and the crew investigate a manlike creature that is terrorising Cambodian villages. Elsewhere, Zambian fishermen claim that they are being stalked by a dinosaur. |
May 19, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haunted Forest / Alux Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson from Ghost Hunters examine the evidence which Josh Gates found at Romania's Hoia-Baciu Forest. Also, a the guys head to Mexico's Yucatan state for evidence for the myth of the Alux. |
September 9, 2009 |
| 2 |
Island of the Dolls / Lusca Josh ventures to a Mexican island to investigate a haunting attributed to a drowned girl and the evidence is later analyzed by TAPS members Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango of Ghost Hunters. Next, he goes in search of the lusca, a giant octopus rumored to lurk the waters off Andros Island in the Bahamas. |
September 16, 2009 |
| 3 |
King Tut's Curse / Swamp Ape An investigation is held at night of King Tutankhamen's tomb. Next, the team searches the Everglades where the "Swamp Ape" is suppose to lurk. |
September 23, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Poltergeists of Pompeii / Nandi Beast The ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Naples, Italy was a beautiful, thriving place with just one problem: it was built at the base of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano. Eventually, Vesuvius erupted, killing many of the Pompeii residents instantly and covering the entire town with a massive layer of ash. It was a full 1,000 years before Pompeii was finally unearthed, revealing a city frozen during its most catastrophic moment. Since then, tourists, night watchmen, and local residents have all reported significant paranormal activity at the site. Could the souls of all those Pompeii residents still be haunting the ground they perished on? Legend has it that in the forests of western Kenya there lives a ferocious animal that feeds on human brains. Named for the nearby Nandi tribe, which claims to have hunted the animal, the story of the vicious Nandi Bear has existed in African folklore for more than one hundred years. Recently, there seems to been a new rash of Nandi Bear sightings in Kenya's Rift Valley. The question is: are the villagers seeing the mysterious Nandi Bear, or something else? |
September 9, 2010 |
| 2 |
Spirits of Angkor Wat / Canadian Lake Monster By day, the 800-year-old temple known as Angkor Wat is one of Cambodia's most treasured national landmarks and tourist attractions but, by night, could it be ground zero for the region's angriest spirits? That's certainly the belief of many visitors to Angkor, a sprawling forty square mile complex of stone palaces, shrines, and ruins. In the center of this compound sits Angkor Wat, a 12th century structure originally designed as a Hindu temple, which now holds the distinction of being the largest religious building in the world. Equally impressive is the massive, 600-foot wide moat that separates Angkor from the mainland. Might this moat be an ancient attempt to keep the bad spirits away from the local people? Sounds like a case for Team Truth. A 36-year-old fisherman just vanished in Canada's Okanagan Lake. Even worse, this is but one in a string of disappearances reported to have occurred in the same area of this body of water. The local rumor mill has it that all of these disappearances are the deadly handiwork of the Ogopogo, a huge amphibious beast, which has been documented in the annals of Canadian history for the past 1,000 years. The epicenter of Ogopogo sightings is the ominously named Rattlesnake Island, a small rock outcropping in the lake. Someone has to get to the bottom of this. |
September 16, 2010 |
| 3 |
Ghosts of Haboro / Mngwa of Tanzania Near Haboro, a coal-mining town on an island in northern Japan, thousands of miners died while working under sub-standard conditions. Some were prisoners of war who were worked to death, while others were buried alive. In the forty years since these mines were closed, nearby residents have reported strange paranormal activity leading them to think the area is haunted. In Tanzania, a mysterious beast is said to be roaming through the flat lands of the Serengeti. Known as the Mngwa ("ming-wah"), this saber-toothed feline is reported to be larger than a lion, measuring a frightening eight feet long and weighing more than four hundred pounds. And, yes, it eats humans. |
September 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vietnam's Bigfoot A Bigfoot-like creature is sought in Vietnam in the Season 5 premiere. (Special 8 pm start time.) |
July 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
Return To The Haunted Forest; Belize Goblin Probes in Romania and Belize unfold. |
July 10, 2012 |
| 3 |
Ghosts of Cannibal Village; Kapre The team travels to Fiji to explore a former cannibal tribe and the ghosts of its victims; the team visits the Philippines to locate a dangerous water monster. |
July 17, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syfy |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 6, 2007 |
| Last aired | August 14, 2012 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |