Edge of Alaska fans need to prepare themselves for the end! The fifth and final season of the series will arrive next month.
Discovery Channel revealed more about the return of the series in a press release. Check that out below.
“Discovery Channel returns to one of America’s last frontier towns for the final time… but the most epic journey is just beginning. Accessible only by dirt road and foot bridge, McCarthy, Alaska, is home to residents who have come – or stayed – for its independence from modern society. But a local businessman has made a decision that will change isolated McCarthy forever: he is selling off the entire town to the highest bidder. Can the mainstays bunker down for good, or will they be forced to flee for solitude elsewhere? The final chapter of Discovery’s EDGE OF ALASKA begins Sunday, October 8 at 10pm ET/PT.
In 1999, Jeremy Keller ventured to McCarthy to escape present society in exchange for beautiful, remote scenery and isolation. Years later, Jeremy is embarking on his most ambitious project yet – establishing a completely self-sufficient homestead to sustain his family legacy for generations. But to achieve his dreams of a fully-functional homestead, he will have to barter hard work and fair exchange with other locals, including longtime rival Neil Darish.
After years of working to transform McCarthy into a tourist attraction, Neil Darish is looking to sell his many McCarthy properties in the hopes of a big payday. The preparation requires months of repair and upgrade, requiring him to barter with farmsteaders like Jeremy Keller. As Neil prepares for a major sale and Jeremy works tirelessly to complete his homestead, tensions rise as the two adversaries travel down an explosive collision course towards the finish line.
The final season of EDGE OF ALASKA experiences journeys more dangerous than ever. The residents of McCarthy must traverse treacherous terrain and rely on instinctive Alaskan bush ingenuity to preserve their life in the frontier town. But as devoted residents prepare for enormous change, their dream of isolation nearly costs them everything – including their lives.
EDGE OF ALASKA is produced by Twofour America, where Bernie Schaeffer, Ken Snow, Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie, and David Eilenberg are executive producers. For Discovery Channel, David Freed is executive producer and Maryna Harrison is coordinating producer.”
Are you planning to check out the final season of this series? Tell us what you think.
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7 Comments on "Edge of Alaska: Fifth and Final Season Debuts in October on Discovery"
My husband and I are so disappointed that this is the final season. He is disabled and we both love this show. It is so much more exciting than Bush People and we love all the residents. I would love to visit there. Please reconsider renewing the series. There isn’t much for senior citizens to watch, that is both a clean and exciting reality show. We love it. I’m so sad.
Why does it have to be the last season? Is it that Dicovery finds it to expensive to produce? I will miss the show. I enjoy it. Those people live a life, I could Not! O will not be watching Finding Bigfoot!
To caveat on what I had just written previously the residents of Mc Carthy on “Edge of Alaska” depicts those who did not inherit the comforts or privileges that were bestowed upon the Kilcher family on “Alaska the Last Frontier.” Jeremy, Jenny and maybe even Neil as well as the others have busted their butts to make their way. The Kilchers work very hard too but they had an edge up whereas the McCarthy residents did not. Just saying….and hope you can appreciate that.
I love Edge of alaska the show. I don’t see why you must end this amazing show. Come on please keep this killer show going for years to come. Going.to break my heart to see it end…
This past week’s show (S04 Ep07) after the log falls off the barn roof, there is a scene where the people are talking about it, and the fiberglass ladder that was suppisedly broken is clearly intact and leaning in its original spot against tbe barn. Worse than bad editing, this is a testimony to the fabrication of events to add unnecessary drama. Just tell their stories without trying to sensationalize things, producers!