{"id":23304,"date":"2025-07-07T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/nat-geo-slates-return-of-trafficked-with-mariana-van-zeller\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:41:26","slug":"nat-geo-slates-return-of-trafficked-with-mariana-van-zeller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/nat-geo-slates-return-of-trafficked-with-mariana-van-zeller\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Slates Return of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller<\/em> is slated to return to National Geographic with a new season on July 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season mirrors the times we\u2019re living in,\u201d said Mariana van Zeller, the Emmy, Peabody and DuPont Award-winning journalist who hosts the series. \u201cThe issues we investigate\u2014from the growing reach of cartels in the United States to the expanding world of scams\u2014don\u2019t happen in isolation. These are societal stories, rooted in desperation, exploitation and the global forces shaping our future. Hidden stories that ultimately affect us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each episode follows van Zeller as she connects with traffickers, militias, scammers, smugglers and law enforcement across the globe to investigate the inner workings of a multi-trillion-dollar shadow economy. Her reporting offers 360-degree view of the forces shaping the increasingly interconnected and blurred legal and illegal economies.<\/p>\n<p>A new episode will air each week through September 20.<\/p>\n<p><em>Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller<\/em> is produced by Muck Media for National Geographic. 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