Winter's Grip
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2014 (44 min)
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness is America's toughest town: McCarthy. Locked in winter's grip, the 42 brave souls who live here battle to keep their pioneer lifestyle.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2014 (44 min)
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness is America's toughest town: McCarthy. Locked in winter's grip, the 42 brave souls who live here battle to keep their pioneer lifestyle.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2014 (44 min)
"The last days of winter bring change, and the future of the town lies in the balance. Jason races the melting river crossings to reach his crashed airplane."
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2014 (44 min)
As seasons change in McCarthy, the town is haunted by its darkest day. The icy ground thaws into a quagmire, and old-timer Tim Mischel is marooned at his remote cabin.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2014 (45 min)
Spring means locals can finally reach the outside world to resupply. Jeremy walks a bull calf home through bear country and faces off with a hungry black bear.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2014 (44 min)
McCarthy is under attack from awakening bears. Jeremy's livestock is attacked and he goes on the hunt. While Gary searches for horses spooked by a grizzly.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2014 (45 min)
Hidden in McCarthy is the largest man-made ruin in the world - and Neil wants to open it up to tourists. Jenny finds a secret creek that holds gold.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2014 (44 min)
McCarthy's future lies in the balance as Neil takes the last steps towards a town-wide electrical grid. Locals are pushed to their limit, so Jeremy calls a meeting.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2014 (44 min)
"The town meeting erupts over Neil's power grid, and Jeremy must decide if McCarthy is worth fighting for. This battle has been brewing for years. A showdown is coming."
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2015 (44 min)
The 42 residents of McCarthy are choosing sides in the battle to draw visitors to this historic frontier town, but when a pack of wolves begins stalking the streets of downtown, locals must unite to protect their way of life.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2015 (45 min)
Winter's grip on McCarthy threatens starvation so locals must brave the frozen wilderness to hunt big game, but when the town's richest landowner begins his secret plan to open the frontier to the outside world, McCarthy could be fractured forever.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2015 (45 min)
The hidden city inside the mountain is within reach, but exploration means convincing locals for help. It's 40 below and the trailblazing ranchers are in danger.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2015 (45 min)
In the dying days of winter, McCarthy locals join forces to survive wolf attacks and starvation, but the plan to open the frontier to the outside world turns residents against each other when locals night at the golden saloon turns into a free for all.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2015 (44 min)
The great Alaskan breakup fractures McCarthy. Food is lean for man and beast so locals combat hungry wolves stalking their herds. A last chance treaty between supporters of the new and old goes up in flames. Tim closes up his cabin atop the summit.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2015 (45 min)
The battle for McCarthy wages on as a team of experts works to locate the only known entrance into the Mother Lode mine. Meanwhile, locals fight to break free of Neil's stranglehold on the town by casting their own ammo.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2015 (44 min)
Neil breaks through to the Mother Lode mine but locals are too busy defending against waking bears to stop him. Jeremy and his son setup a tree stand to protect their farm. Jenny goes on a solo hunt to track down the bear that's been stalking her cabin.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2015 (45 min)
Neil defies both nature and locals by developing his mine tour, but when the town discovers his secret construction project planned for downtown, McCarthy draws a line in the sand; and tragedy forces one of McCarthy's best to fight for their life.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 23, 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.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2016 (45 min)
Neil seeks help from McCarthy's unlikeliest resident to pursue his mine tour project. Tim gets a reminder of home when Mark pays him a surprise visit.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2016 (44 min)
Neil's project is over budget, so his partner moves to push him out of his oldest business. Jeremy and his boys go on a supply run and return with Jason Lobo.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2016 (45 min)
Plans for tourism at the Mother Lode mine push forward; as the last days of winter loom, McCarthy locals must once again band together.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2016 (45 min)
Neil pushes the town closer to the edge as he begins the first Mother Lode tour; Jeremy and Gary embark on a bear hunt but encounter something even more dangerous.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2016 (45 min)
Jeremy battles rising rivers in search of old growth timber for Neil's lumber project; at the Mother Lode, Neil gambles the entire project on excavating a new entrance; Jenny prepares to bring new life to McCarthy.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2016 (45 min)
Old Man of the Mountain Tim Mischel sets foot on McCarthy soil once again; the Nizina river threatens Jeremy's hopes of growing his farm; a shortcut to the hidden city in the mountain brings McCarthy closer to becoming a major tourist attraction.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2016 (45 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.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2017 (44 min)
Jeremy and his sons search the frozen wilderness for a lost bulldozer to sustain his family farmstead; Mark sets out to show his new fiancée the beauty of McCarthy, but finds danger; Neil makes a last-ditch attempt to save his dream.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2017 (45 min)
When Jeremy crosses a frozen river in a two-ton bulldozer, he finds himself on thin ice; Jenny takes on a dangerous survival mission with her newborn baby in tow; Neil's business partner returns to town with big news.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2017 (45 min)
After being devastated by a powerful windstorm, it's all hands on deck as the town recovers. Jeremy discovers his barn is destroyed, Mark must clear dangerously damaged trees before it's too late. Lobo makes a tough trip with valuable but fragile loot.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2017 (44 min)
A bulldozer breakdown sends Jeremy on a high-flying, cross-country journey; when a wolf stalks Jenny and her baby, she must face off with the fierce predator.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2017 (45 min)
To build out his farmstead, Jeremy must strike a deal with the enemy, but a severe accident may halt his progress for good; Lobo barters for the future of his farm; Neil takes on major upgrades as he prepares to sell the town.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2017 (44 min)
As Jeremy rushes to finish his new barn, he learns shocking news; Jenny gets stranded with her newborn and must fight for their survival.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2017 (44 min)
McCarthy comes together for the biggest barn raising in its history; Jeremy embarks on his riskiest project yet; Jenny builds a rocket stove to support her newborn; Neil prepares to sell the town.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2017 (45 min)
Bears threaten Jenny and her newborn when they get stranded on an island in a storm; Jeremy gets his farmstead up and running, but unfinished business gets in the way; bad blood and a build gone bad make Neil regret a deal with Jeremy.