Underworld, Inc. Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Ghost Guns

Wed, Jan 7, 201544 mins

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.

Episode 2

Sex for Sale

Wed, Jan 14, 201542 mins

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.

Episode 3

Human Cargo

Wed, Jan 21, 201544 mins

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.

Episode 4

Illegal Gambling

Wed, Jan 28, 201543 mins

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.

Episode 5

Knock-Offs

Wed, Feb 4, 201543 mins

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.

Episode 6

Fake Pharma

Mon, Feb 16, 201544 mins

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.

Episode 7

Tricks of the Trade

Sun, Jul 5, 2015