Expedition Files Behind the Myth (Season 3, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Expedition Files

Behind the Myth (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

High on Everest's icy slopes, two climbers vanish into legend. In a quiet West Virginia town, a ghost demands justice from beyond the grave. And learn the real story of Mata Hari -- the exotic dancer condemned as a German spy.

Directors

David Klassen | Daniel Zagayer (as Danny Zagayer)

Producers

Christina De Los Reyes (producer: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.) (as Christina Morris) | Carson Montenegro Fuetsch (producer) (as Carson Montenegro-Fuetsch) | Cornell Josey Jr. (producer)

Cinematographers

David Klassen (director of photography) | Andrew Kleinschmidt (director of photography) | Nicholas Piatnik (director of photography) (as Nick Piatnick) | Daniel Zagayer (director of photography)

Editors

Bogdan Bageag (lead editor) | Stephen Lee Carr | Peter Skuts | Jeffrey Williams | Farren Zargarpoor

Casting Director

Devyn Arnold

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Updated Dec 10, 2025

Release date

Dec 10, 2025 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Josh Gates Self - Host, Adventurer & Explorer Self - Host, Adventurer & Explorer See fewer	Expedition Unknown (2015)
Matt Breen Self - Historian, The Explorers Podcast Self - Historian, The Explorers Podcast See fewer	Expedition Files (2024)
Molly Jean Brandenburg Self - Author (as Molly Brandenburg) Self - Author (as Molly Brandenburg) See fewer	Surviving an Active Shooter (2015)
Julie Wheelwright Self - Historian and Author Self - Historian and Author See fewer	A Spy's Life: Kitty Harris (2004)
David Eby Noel Odell (uncredited) Noel Odell (uncredited) See fewer	100 Humans: Life's Questions. Answered. (2020)
Yadira Pascault Orozco Mata Hari (uncredited) Mata Hari (uncredited) See fewer	La Jefa (2025)