If you’re into anything paranormal or mystery related it’s a safe bet you were a fan of theRyan BergaraandShane Madej-hosted YouTube seriesBuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime. That series ran for eight seasons from 2016 to 2021, but now the pair of humorous investigators, have announced their latestBuzzFeed Unsolvedspiritual successorMystery Fileswhich is releasing on their YouTube channel Watcher this May. Collider is also thrilled to unveil several exclusive images from the new series!
Bergara and Madej made the announcement on their various social media pages on Thursday with a short teaser trailer that will sound gleefully familiar for any fan ofBuzzFeed Unsolved. With the backdrop of mysterious clues laid out on bulletin boards, we hear the pair of investigators’ signature banter. Conversations involving dead bodies, the shady government, and Ryan being short are just a few sound bites we get. Even without the context of the cases, this teaser is sure to make you laugh while getting nostalgic overBuzzFeed Unsolved.
Mystery FilesInspiration
As stated previously, Bergara and Madej are best known for their investigations onBuzzFeed Unsolved. They were likeUnsolved Mysterieswith a comedic twist. The show was most notable for Bergara and Madej’s pitch-perfect chemistry and comedic timing. While investigating some of the darkest, most bizarre, cases around, they never missed a chance to make fun of each other. Some of their past investigations included the Black Dahlia Murders, the disappearance ofD.B. Cooper, the drowning ofNatalie Wood, the assassination ofJohn F. Kennedy, and the death of Princess Diana.
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However, the case they are best known for is “The Watcher.” The case involved a mysterious figure who sent a series of disturbing letters to a family that lived on 657 Boulevard in Westfield New Jersey. They were only known as The Watcher, and they’re still at large to this day. Some thought it was a prank, others thought it was the homeowners trying to get attention, and others say it could have been something much darker. This case was the pair’s best episode ofBuzzFeed Unsolvedand led to renewed interest in the relatively recent case as well as a Netflix series based on the events, the latter of which came out in late 2022. The investigation even inspired Bergara and Madej’s name for their new YouTube channel titled Watcher.
Mystery Filesis also a spin-off toBuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural’s spiritual successorGhost Files. That gut-busting ghost-hunting series premiered its first season late last year and is coming back for asecond seasonin the near future. Bergara and Madej always know how to bring the laughs while mixing their brilliant sense of humor in with informative well-thought-out commentary. So that only means fans of them are in for another murderous treat withMystery Files.
When Does ‘Mystery Files’ Premiere?
There’s not an exact premiere date for the new series yet, butMystery Filesis set to debut this May on theWatcher YouTube channel. Until then, you can catch up onGhost Filesand you can view the newMystery Filesteaser ane exclusive images down below and keep scrolling for a statement from Bergara about the new series.
Just when you thought our detective days were over… I’m so excited to finally announce our brand new show, Mystery Files.
This series is perhaps the most collaborative effort I’ve ever been a part of. A huge shout out to the team at watcher and particularly Annie Jeong and Brittney Lee for taking our crazy idea and making it into something I can’t wait for you all to see. Shane and I finally have a forum to cover all the strange, uncategorizable things that fascinate us and share them all with you.
That being said, it will feel familiar and yet foreign all the same. We’ll be talking about mysteries both solved and unsolved, from the creepy to just the straight up weird.
We all hope you’ll come along for the ride.
The companion to Ghost Files has finally arrived, so without further ado…
