The BEST episodes of Expedition Files season 4

Every episode of Expedition Files season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Expedition Files season 4!

Adventurer Josh Gates travels through history on a search to uncover new evidence and answers to the world’s most captivating and unexplained mysteries.

Last Updated: 4/8/2026Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
Mysteries of American History
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#1 - Mysteries of American History

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2026

In this episode of Expedition Files, Josh Gates explores three mysteries woven into the fabric of American history, digging beneath the official record to reveal how our country's past may be far more complicated than the stories we've been taught. What really happened to the USS Scorpion, a U.S. Navy submarine that disappeared during the height of the Cold War? Who truly sounded the legendary alarm that helped ignite the Revolutionary War, and does new research change the story of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride? And finally, a shocking theory surrounding John Wilkes Booth, America's most infamous assassin. Could he have escaped justice only to meet a far stranger fate than the one recorded in the history books?

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#2 - Deadly Forecast

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2026

From pioneers trapped in Sierra Nevada blizzards, to a secret Arctic missile base entombed in ice, and a ghost ship adrift in the Atlantic, Josh Gates explores three mysteries shaped by extreme weather: the disappearance of the Donner Party, Cold War secrets, and the Mary Celeste.

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