Deadliest Catch will return for a 15th season on Discovery Channel (DStv 121) in 2019.
In America, the 15th season of Deadliest Catch will start on 19 April, with no broadcast date yet for South Africa although it should be around April or May as well, since previous seasons also started in previous years around this time in South Africa.
The iconic series returns for its landmark 15th season to Dutch Harbor in Alaska - a maverick town that has had its share of upheaval over the years but this year, something is different in the air.
A new boat blows into town, rumoured to know where over a quarter billion dollars-worth of king crabs are located.
The rest of the fleet is left on the outside willing to do anything to get in on the score but complicating matters are incredibly bad winter weather that never backs down. Storm after storm causes season-ending injuries and more damage to the boats than the captains have seen in years.
New to the fleet this season is the cut-throat, no-nonsense Captain Steve "Harley" Davidson with the Southern Wind. The boat is the second-largest in the fleet behind only Captain Keith Colburn's boat The Wizard.
Harley, who has captained the Southern Wind for 15 years, doesn't make friends easily, including Captain Keith who considers Harley as enemy number one.
In the 15th season of Deadliest Catch, Harley was able to break out ahead of others to look for crab. After scouring the grounds with over 1 200 pots, he believes that a quarter billion dollars-worth of crab are clustered in a single massive horde. If he's right, every captain in the fleet will be on top of him, turning the high-stakes hunt for crab into a close-quarters battleground.
On the legendary Northwestern, Captain Sig has been preparing 23-year-old Maritime Academy alumna and daughter, Mandy Hansen, to be his relief skipper. But how will she stack up in a season of competitive close-quarters fishing?
After years of hard work, Jake Anderson has whipped the Saga into ship shape and hired a strong crew. Now, with a growing family, he wants to buy into the boat and become a partner, not just an employee.
However, in order to gain ownership and secure a stable future for his wife and family, Jake must fish fast enough to bring in a quarter million over expenses for the buy-in.
With massive boat payments due, Captain Wild Bill has his work cut out for him on the F/V Summer Bay. With two untested greenhorns and a furry little dog named Rico, the veteran skipper has a lot to keep his eye on. It's not long before things take an unexpected turn when one of Bill's newbies suddenly disappears at sea.
Captain Sean Dwyer of the Brenna A has major ambitions. After his dad passed away 5 years ago, he took the helm and punched through every challenge the Bering Sea could throw at him.
Now, he hopes to convince his mother and business partner that what they really need is to buy a second boat. But with Keith and Sig's gear standing in his way, Sean must outfox the veterans or say goodbye to his dream of expanding the family business.
All eyes are on captains Josh Harris, Casey McManus and their fabled Cornelia Marie. Last season in Deadliest Catch, Josh gained notoriety by skirting a series of close calls while filling the boat at a breakneck pace.
Now, the young skipper must prove that last year's success wasn't a fluke. If he succeeds, he could be entrusted with a million bucks worth of added quota.
As tensions rise, the temperatures continue to drop. With the weather colder than it has ever been in over half a decade, parts of the Bering Sea are beginning to freeze over along with the boats in it. Massive waves, hurricane force winds, heavy-machinery and massive icebergs are just a few reasons that no season is ever the same.
Deadliest Catch is produced for Discovery Channel by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia company.
After years of hard work, Jake Anderson has whipped the Saga into ship shape and hired a strong crew. Now, with a growing family, he wants to buy into the boat and become a partner, not just an employee.
However, in order to gain ownership and secure a stable future for his wife and family, Jake must fish fast enough to bring in a quarter million over expenses for the buy-in.
With massive boat payments due, Captain Wild Bill has his work cut out for him on the F/V Summer Bay. With two untested greenhorns and a furry little dog named Rico, the veteran skipper has a lot to keep his eye on. It's not long before things take an unexpected turn when one of Bill's newbies suddenly disappears at sea.
Captain Sean Dwyer of the Brenna A has major ambitions. After his dad passed away 5 years ago, he took the helm and punched through every challenge the Bering Sea could throw at him.
Now, he hopes to convince his mother and business partner that what they really need is to buy a second boat. But with Keith and Sig's gear standing in his way, Sean must outfox the veterans or say goodbye to his dream of expanding the family business.
All eyes are on captains Josh Harris, Casey McManus and their fabled Cornelia Marie. Last season in Deadliest Catch, Josh gained notoriety by skirting a series of close calls while filling the boat at a breakneck pace.
Now, the young skipper must prove that last year's success wasn't a fluke. If he succeeds, he could be entrusted with a million bucks worth of added quota.
As tensions rise, the temperatures continue to drop. With the weather colder than it has ever been in over half a decade, parts of the Bering Sea are beginning to freeze over along with the boats in it. Massive waves, hurricane force winds, heavy-machinery and massive icebergs are just a few reasons that no season is ever the same.
Deadliest Catch is produced for Discovery Channel by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia company.
