About this season
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the end of America.
Episodes (8)
1. Fight For McCarthy
Aired 23 October 2016 • 43 min
In McCarthy, Neil Darish is on the brink of reopening the Motherlode mine for tourism, but a new arrival puts Neil’s empire at risk. And to grow his family's farm, Jeremy Keller begins a new venture, and an unlikely alliance is formed by two rivals.
2. Devil's Bargain
Aired 30 October 2016 • 43 min
Neil seeks help from McCarthy’s unlikeliest resident to pursue his mine tour project. Local legend Tim gets a reminder of home when Mark pays a surprise visit. Jeremy treks to the Mother Lode to see what Neil has in store for the town’s future.
3. The Stranger
Aired 6 November 2016 • 43 min
Neil’s new hotel project is over budget so his investing partner moves to push him out of his oldest business. Jeremy and his boys go on a supply run for hay and return with Jason Lobo. Jenny Rosenbaum makes a life-changing discovery.
4. Thaw & Order
Aired 13 November 2016 • 43 min
A new era is upon McCarthy. Big money brings even bigger change as plans for tourism at the Mother Lode mine push forward. And as the last days of winter threaten life as they know it, McCarthy locals must once again band together.
5. The Cave In
Aired 20 November 2016 • 43 min
Neil pushes the town closer to the edge as he begins the first Mother Lode tour, but complications could spell the end of his life's work. Jeremy and Gary embark on a bear hunt but encounter something even more dangerous.
6. Deadwood Forest
Aired 27 November 2016 • 43 min
Neil faces setbacks as he begins the first Mother Lode tour. Elsewhere, Jeremy and Gary go bear hunting.
7. The Old Man on the Mountain
Aired 11 December 2016 • 43 min
Tim returns to McCarthy and the Nizina River threatens Jeremy's hopes of growing a farm. Later, a shortcut to McCarthy brings the city closer to becoming a tourist attraction.
8. No Surrender
Aired 18 December 2016 • 43 min
McCarthy mainstay Mark seeks out a rare local treasure to welcome home old timer Tim; at long last Neil opens the Mother Lode mine to the public for tourism, but his partnership with Jeremy puts the Keller family's future in the town at a crossroads.