Danny Trejo is unearthing the “unxplored.” History Channel announced that the actor — known for roles in Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Spy Kids, and Machete — is set to host and narrate The UnXplored, a new nonfiction series that “reveals the hidden history behind some of the world’s greatestunderground mysteries, both past and present, and the shocking secretsburied deep below.” Announced with the working title The UnXplored with Danny Trejo, the eight-episode series is the third installment in A&E’s strange and unusual programing slate.
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“I’ve always been drawn to projects that tap into my own curiosityand sense of adventure,” said Trejo. “I can’t wait to take viewers onthis wild ride to mystified, and often uncharted, territories as I seekanswers to the mysteries that live right underneath us.”
Added EliLehrer, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming for The History Channel, “Danny’s unwavering desire to question the world around us makeshim the perfect guide for this exploration into the unknown. His unique perspective will strike a chord with ourviewer’s ever-growing interest in unsolved phenomena while serving as areminder that nothing is off-limits when it comes to the unexplored.”
The official description: “Shedding a light on the mysteries of the past and present, TheUnXplored with Danny Trejo examines the fascinating storiessurrounding buried artifacts and lost civilizations.” Trejo hosts and narrates The UnXplored, which “seeks to unearth what the human eye cannot easilydetect, as objects, structures and creatures concealed under earth, iceand water are suddenly, and sometimes accidentally, revealed.”
Over eight episodes, UnXplored explains the significance of discoveries and offers surprising information on a range of topics, including ancient animals uncovered as permafrost melts to excavations that make international headlines. Archive materials give aglimpse into early attempts to unravel these cases, while expertinterviews and compelling re-creations bring these moments of discoveryto life. What exciting revelations will these preserved objects exposeabout our history and the legends and myths that surround them?
Trejo joins a slate that includes the William Shatner-hosted The UnXplained, which explores the world’s most fascinating and inexplicablemysteries, and The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, which unlockshistory’s strangest-but-true stories.
