‘Trafficked’ & ‘Animals Up Close’ Renewed By Nat Geo
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: National Geographic has handed renewals to two of its Emmy-nominated series, Trafficked: Underworlds With Mariana Van Zeller for a fifth season, and Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory for a second season.
Production is currently underway on Season 5 of Trafficked. The newest season of Trafficked continues to spotlight van Zeller’s high-stakes, critical investigations into the black markets that dominate half the world’s economy.
Each episode follows van Zeller as she investigates a different underworld to talk to the players, learn the business, and better understand the world’s multitrillion-dollar shadow economy.
Van Zeller travels across the globe and meets with everyone from traffickers, smugglers, assassins and terrorists to law enforcement, government officials, experts, victims and more to provide a 360-degree look into these global underworlds. “Trafficked has been an incredible journey, and it’s one that I am honored to continue with my team and our partners at National Geographic,” said van Zeller. “For me, the series is more than just a fascinating look into these rarely-seen black markets.
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