The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down

- Season 4

(2019)

Matty Blake treks to Oak Island to take a look at the team's latest and most epic operation yet, as well as get new insight from brothers Rick and Marty Lagina on the many highlights from the first five years of their quest.

The lead cross and the red gemstones are only the latest artifacts discovered in the 223-year-old treasure hunt. This special takes viewers back to the very beginning of the hunt, chronicling the discoveries of generations of searchers.

If there's a curse on Oak Island, where does it come from? Some believe that there's a power at play that's fighting against the discovery of the Oak Island treasure. Others believe that dislodging the 90ft stone unleashed the curse. Nobody knows what's buried on Oak Island but everyone wonders if retrieving it might come with consequences.

A look at the myths, legends and compelling evidence that pirates were behind the world's longest treasure hunt.

Profiling Gary Drayton, Charles Barkhouse, Doug Crowell, Paul Troutman, Dan Henskee and Tony Sampson who have become Oak Island's secret weapons for Nick and Marty Lagina, Craig Tester and Dan Blankenship.

Matty Blake joins the Laginas and members of the Oak Island team in Michigan to hear the results of the seismic testing done in the swamp. And in a moving tribute, the brotherhood of the dig remembers Dan Blankenship.