Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Armed with National Geographic's trademark inside access, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller takes viewers on a journey inside the most dangerous black markets on the planet. Each investigation in the eight-part series embeds with Peabody and duPont Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller as she explores the complex and often violent inner workings of a smuggling network. While she dives deeper and deeper into these underworlds, Mariana reveals - with characteristic boldness and empathy - that the people operating these trafficking rings are often a lot more like us than we realize.

Series details

• Title: Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2020-12-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-09-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 49496
• IMDb ID: tt10370750
• TVDB ID: 390354

Cast and credited roles

• Mariana van Zeller — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-12-02; final listed air date 2021-01-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-12-01; final listed air date 2022-02-02; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-01-18; final listed air date 2023-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-01-17; final listed air date 2024-03-20.
• Season 5: premiered 2025-07-19; final listed air date 2025-09-20; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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