Bug Out (TV series)

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Bug Out
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Genre Docuseries, true crime
Directed byBen Feldman
Starring
  • John Cambridge
  • Steve Kanya
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMarc D'Agostino
Production location Philadelphia, PA
Running time35 minutes
Production companyThe Cinemart
Original release
Network IMDb TV
ReleaseMarch 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)

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.

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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

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"The Buglary"4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)
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 (2022-03-04)
TBD
3"Colony Collapse"4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)
TBD
4"Under the Magnifying Glass"4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)
TBD

Release

The trailer was released on January 25, 2022. [1] The four-part series premiered on IMDb TV on March 4, 2022. [1]

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