Bug Out (TV series)
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| Genre | Docuseries, true crime |
| Directed by | Ben Feldman |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Marc D'Agostino |
| Production location | Philadelphia, PA |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | The Cinemart |
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| Network | IMDb TV |
| Release | March 4, 2022 |
Bug Out is an American television documentary series investigating a heist of rare live insects at the Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion. It premiered on IMDb TV on March 4, 2022.
Summary
The docuseries tells the story of the unsolved heist of $50,000 worth of rare live insects from the Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion, the first bug zoo in the United States.[1] It explores the underworld of exotic bug smugglers, and the Federal agents who pursue them, focusing on the day in August 2018 when the head of the museum, John Cambridge, arrived at work and realized some 7,000 live bugs had been stolen. It was the biggest insect heist on record, with many of the missing bugs rare, large, or deadly, including scorpions, tarantulas, rhinoceros cockroaches, and a six-eyed sand spider.[2][3][4]
Series creator Ben Feldman was working as a lawyer in Philadelphia when he heard about the heist.[2] The series evolved from the 2019 documentary Flea Market, which examined the same subject and was also directed by Feldman.[1]
Cast
- John Cambridge
- Steve Kanya
- Kevin Wiley
- Wlodek Lapkiewicz
- Michael Kinzler
- Chris Tomasetto
- Alison Mumper
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "The Buglary" | 4 March 2022 | |
| When thousands of live insects worth over $50,000 are stolen, detectives investigate an underworld of bug collectors and insect dealers. | |||
| 2 | "Going Underground" | 4 March 2022 | |
| TBD | |||
| 3 | "Colony Collapse" | 4 March 2022 | |
| TBD | |||
| 4 | "Under the Magnifying Glass" | 4 March 2022 | |
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Release
The trailer was released on January 25, 2022.[1] The four-part series premiered on IMDb TV on March 4, 2022.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Zucker, Noah (28 January 2022). "Docuseries 'Bug Out' explores unsolved Philadelphia Insectarium heist". Philly Voice. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Hogan, Michael (23 February 2022). "'It's Tiger King meets Ace Ventura': the wild true story of the world's biggest insect heist". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (3 May 2021). "IMDb TV: 'High School' Dramedy Greenlit, Unscripted Orders & Chiefs On 'Bosch' Spinoff, Judge Judy Sheindlin Series & Plans To Bring Broadcast Tone To Streaming". Deadline. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (3 May 2021). "IMDb TV Orders Dick Wolf Crime Drama, Series With Luke Bryan and Jeff Lewis". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
