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URBAN LEGEND

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URBAN LEGEND

This nightmarish anthology series, under the creative guidance of master of horror Eli Roth, showcases classic urban legends as you’ve never seen them before. Based on widely shared “true” stories that happened to a friend of a friend … of a friend, each episode of URBAN LEGEND is a mini-horror film cinematically crafted to deliver a hyper-suspenseful and tension-fueled experience. Featuring lurking psychopaths, murderous mysteries, creepy creatures and twisting tales, these disturbing legends prey on our most deeply embedded fears to shock and terrify.

Episodes

Season 1

SERIES PREMIERE: “The Red Room” – Premieres Friday, October 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

A troubled woman livestreams scenes of torture and execution to sadistic patrons in exchange for huge sums of cryptocurrency on the dark web. When her daughter is kidnapped and threatened with death, she must outwit the blackmailers, exacting bloody revenge in the process.

EPISODE 2: “The Bite” – Premieres Friday, November 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

After Rose returns home from a tropical resort, a small blemish on her face begins to grow into something out of a nightmare. Discovering that a bite from a spider has infected Rose, her partner, Ben, must race to save her from a horrifying physical and psychological breakdown.

EPISODE 3: “The White Dress” – Premieres Friday, November 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

An insecure high-schooler buys the perfect prom dress from a vintage store in the hope of impressing her crush. But when she experiences a series of ghostly occurrences, she begins to suspect the dress’s previous owner may be haunting her.

EPISODE 4: “The Choking Doberman”– Premieres Friday, November 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

After her neighbor is brutally murdered, a woman installs a new security system in her home and adopts a Doberman for protection. But when her dog is rushed to the vet, she’s left alone to outwit the murderer, who is now targeting her.

EPISODE 5: “The Harvest”– Premieres Friday, November 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

Newly divorced Clay uses a dating app to go on his first date in 20 years. It seems to go well, until he wakes up the next morning to find that organ thieves have harvested his kidney. With his life on the line, Clay must unravel the mystery and get his missing organ back within 48 hours.

EPISODE 6: “The Creep in the Walls” – Premieres Friday, December 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

Following their mom’s death, two sisters renovate a neglected house they’ve inherited from her. But when one of them suspects their mom may be haunting them after a series of unexplained occurrences, it leads to a sinister discovery.

EPISODE 7:“The Haunted Shower” – Premieres Friday, December 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

When a college freshman accidentally uses the haunted shower everyone in her dorm stays away from, a revenge-seeking entity attached to the shower begins haunting her dreams. Can she wash clean the sins of the past before they catch up to her?

EPISODE 8: “The Scuba Diver” – Premieres Friday, December 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel and Streaming on discovery+

When a scuba diver tests his new equipment in a lake, a freak accident launches him on a life-and-death journey to reunite with his young daughter.

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