Locked Up Abroad (2007)

Documentary · Drama

Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (2,410 votes)
Seasons: 15
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 15 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.51 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story)	7.7	45
2	Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)	7.8	47
3	Nepal (Piers' Story)	7.6	39
4	Colombia (Glen's story)	8.0	47
5	Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)	7.0	27
6	Australia (Mark's Story)	7.4	32
7	Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)	7.2	29
8	Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)	7.4	39

Season 2 (2008)

7.34 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 6.6 50 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Uganda: Death in the Jungle	7.6	29
2	Nightmare in Chechnya	7.1	24
3	India: Hostage to Terror	8.1	26
4	Philippines: Fatal Mission	7.3	21
5	Malaysia	6.6	20

Season 3 (2008)

7.63 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 7.5 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kuwait	7.7	29
2	Peru/Lima	7.9	33
3	Bangladesh	7.5	39
4	Pakistan	7.3	31
5	Peru/Cuzco	7.5	33
6	Taiwan	7.8	25
7	Ecuador	7.8	29
8	South Korea	7.5	28

Season 4 (2009)

7.64 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Caracas/Venezuela Blues	7.2	31
2	Kidnapped in the Philippines	8.1	38
3	Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice	7.7	32
4	Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap	7.4	29
5	Indonesia/Busted In Bali	8.2	42
6	Mexico/Teen Smuggler	7.5	31
7	Cuba/Hooked In Havana	6.4	36
8	Iraq/Kidnapped In Iraq	7.9	25
9	Barbados/Busted And Pregnant	7.7	35
10	Ecuador/Conned In Quito	7.9	35
11	Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege	8.5	38
12	Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway	7.0	36
13	India/Delhi/Party Girl	7.8	42

Season 5 (2010)

7.30 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 7.2 49 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Real Midnight Express	8.1	78
2	Saddam's Iraq	7.4	22
3	Tokyo Takedown	6.9	27
4	Bangkok Underworld	7.7	32
5	Spain / Smuggler Makeover	6.5	26
6	Panama / Colombia Ambush	7.2	24

Season 6 (2011)

7.40 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.6 53 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saudi Bootlegger	7.9	40
2	The Real Goodfella	7.8	59
3	Forbidden Love	7.5	36
4	Mexico Money Machine	7.4	38
5	Heroin Sting	7.0	35
6	Daredevil Drug Runner	7.4	37
7	The Cocaine Trap	6.6	28
8	Drug Dealer Revenge	7.1	22
9	Teenage Drug Smuggler	7.7	30
10	Backstabbed in Thailand	7.6	39

Season 7 (2012)

7.68 avg 10 episodes 6.6 → 8.5 52 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	From Hollywood to Hell	6.6	76
2	The Juggler Smuggler	7.4	39
3	Escape from Argentina	7.9	51
4	Highway to Hell	7.9	26
5	Black Palace of Horrors	8.2	45
6	Cocaine Mule Mom	7.0	35
7	Dangerous Liasons	7.3	32
8	Colombian Kidnap	8.7	14
9	Caribbean Nightmare	7.3	22
10	Son of Saddam	8.5	117

Season 8 (2012)

7.63 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 48 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Dad the Smuggler	7.5	28
2	I Am Not a Terrorist	8.0	32
3	Hasidic King of Coke	7.9	32
4	Not Without My Baby	6.5	34
5	Chilean Prison Break	7.8	36
6	The Orchid Hunters	7.6	30
7	Venezuela Hustle	7.5	27
8	Nightmare in Somalia	7.6	29
9	Busted in Bangkok	7.9	32
10	Escape from the Gulag	8.0	44

Season 9 (2013)

7.29 avg 10 episodes 8.5 → 7.5 47 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Vietnam POWs: McCain & Brace	8.5	53
2	Raving Arizona	8.4	47
3	Snakes on a Plane	7.0	35
4	Buried Alive	7.0	24
5	The Real Argo	7.3	34
6	Mexican Prison Escape	8.7	61
7	Hippie Mafia	7.9	33
8	Vegas Mobster	6.9	31
9	Fast, Furious & Busted	3.7	49
10	Hunting Mr Nice	7.5	38

Season 10 (2016)

8.05 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 7.4 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Plane Crash Marijuana	7.9	21
2	Thai Prison Hell	8.5	27
3	Bogota Belly Bust	8.0	19
4	Somali Pirate Hostage Hell	7.9	13
5	Gaddafi's American Prisoner	8.6	24
6	Jungle Terror	7.4	12

Season 11 (2018)

7.95 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 47 min avg

Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ecuador - Breaking Bad in Britain	7.9	17
2	Escape from Al Qaeda	8.2	17
3	Narco At Nineteen	7.8	26
4	Double Crossed in the Desert	7.9	11
5	Mexican Border Bust	8.2	18
6	Bad Bromance	7.7	18

Season 12 (2019)

7.94 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 44 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Thai Meth Bust	7.8	22
2	Greek Border Bust	4.6	46
3	Caribbean Coke King	8.6	28
4	Mexican Cartel Hell	8.6	28
5	Narco Wine Bust	8.7	24
6	Bangkok Betrayal	8.5	23
7	Jungle Crash	8.3	19
8	Panamania	8.0	29
9	Indian Hash Bust	8.3	25
10	Peruvian Parent Trap	8.0	26

Season 13 (2020)

8.10 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 44 min avg

Season 13 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Undercover Biker	7.8	28
2	Korean Ecstasy King	8.3	22
3	Pop Star Smuggler	8.1	20
4	Undercover Arms Dealer	9.2	19
5	Model Drug Runner	7.0	22
6	Drug Runner Mom	8.6	21
7	King of Weed	7.6	20
8	Colombian Double Cross	7.4	25
9	Peruvian Prison Break	8.5	22
10	Miami Mobster Take Down	8.5	18

Season 14 (2021)

7.81 avg 7 episodes 8.5 → 7.6

Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Declassified: A Rat's Tale	8.5	8
2	Declassified: Undercover Crack Dealer	7.6	14
3	Mafia Terminator	7.6	12
5	Meth's Top Model	7.7	9
7	Thai Ice Storm	8.1	11
8	50 Ton Pot Run	7.6	7
10	A Bellyful of Coke	7.6	7

Season 15 (2022)

7.96 avg 8 episodes 6.0 → 9.2

Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trauma Express	6.0	11
2	Declassified: Double Cross Dope Deal	7.3	8
4	Love Behind Bars	8.1	10
5	Big Trouble in Tokyo	9.0	10
7	Sole Smuggler	7.4	7
8	Fighting Yaba	8.5	14
9	Casualty of War	8.2	12
10	Dame of Cocaine	9.2	11

Locked Up Abroad (2007)

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