Home Town is ready for its return to HGTV. Season five of the series will premiere in January, and it will feature Ben and Erin Napier continuing to help the residents of their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi.
HGTV revealed more about the return of the series in a press release.
“Home renovation stars Ben and Erin Napier will continue to revitalize their small town of Laurel, Mississippi, in new episodes of the HGTV hit series Home Town. Premiering Sunday, Jan. 3, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the series, which attracted more than 30 million viewers during its last season, will follow the couple as they overhaul outdated homes with customized renovations that spotlight Erin’s stunning design aesthetic and Ben’s handmade wood creations.
The Napiers, who have more than one million social media followers, have charted a course to pop culture stardom by inspiring passionate fans with chronicles of their daily life restoring homes, raising a family and running their businesses in Laurel. In addition to airing on HGTV, each Sunday the new episode of Home Town will drop on discovery+, Discovery Inc.’s new subscription streaming service that launches on Jan. 4.
“Every house in Laurel has a unique history,” said Erin. “We love to take those homes, learn their story and bring them back to life.”
“It’s so important to us to highlight the history and restore the beauty of these homes, while also helping our town progress into the future,” added Ben.
In the season premiere of Home Town, Ben and Erin will help just-married friends find their first home. After suffering a tragic loss, the bride, her young son and their newly blended family are eager to embark on a fresh journey together. With a dramatic dining room featuring a hand-crafted wood table, a play area with an upcycled, personalized toy box and a living room with a custom family tree painting, Ben and Erin will weave the young family’s story into every detail of their new space. Additional memorable projects during the season will include a cabin for a Grammy-nominated music producer and guitarist from Nashville, a first home reno for Ben’s brother, Jesse, and an outdoor kitchen complete with a handmade crawfish table for a Louisiana family buying in Laurel.”
In addition to Home Town, Ben Napier will also appear in a connected series on Discovery+, Home Town: Ben’s Workshop. The following was revealed about the series:
“For those who can’t see enough of master woodworker Ben in action, a new original series, Home Town: Ben’s Workshop, will launch Monday, Jan. 4, only on discovery+. In the four-episode series, Ben will share his expertise in craftsmanship and carpentry with celebrity guests including, astronaut Scott Kelly, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, comedian Loni Love and multi-platinum country star Chris Lane. Ben’s visitors are in for a fun Southern experience – building iconic wood projects and making surprise visits to donate them to the community or a neighbor.
“I grew up watching master woodworker Norm Abram on TV and it’s been a dream of mine to make a show like that, focusing on woodworking and craftsmanship,” said Ben. “Social media followers told me they wanted this show, too, so it’s been a lot of fun bringing guests into my shop to swap stories and share the trade with them, all for Home Town fans to hopefully enjoy.”
What do you think? Are you excited for the return of Home Town? Will you watch the new season on HGTV?
I LOVE the show!!!! I watch it and re-watch it. Please continue creating and building. God bless you both, Ben and Erin. You have given me so much inspiration to work on my house. You help me get my day started. Please continue with “Home Town Takeover” and the work in Laurel…I was glued to every episode, and cried at the end of remaking Wetumpka.
This show is excellent
Do they renovate the rest of the house, and just don’t show us? I love this show! They’re so good together. I really love when the guys go on their trips.
Ben is without a doubt the most talented woodworker on any of the HGTV shows I love watching what he creates. He is so talented!
Keep hometown! Love it!
Love this show and how they preserve so many things and Ben is a master at building the new out of the old. Love the Napier’s..such a great couple!
Just watched episode 1 of season 5 for the second time. Can’t get enough of this awesome couple and their talents. Is there any way to contact the artist who painted the family tree?
I do not like the streaming!!! Please just stay with HGTV, Discovery channel and Magnolia Network! No Discovery +!
So excited about the addition of Ben’s new show. He is an artist in woodworking and I truly love their Home Town series. I watch an episode every night before going to sleep. It takes all the stress of the day and let’s me go to sleep with happy thoughts.
I was wondering where they buy the furniture for the show. Particularly the leather chair in the show “our little secret:an island for all.
I like Erin’s choices for decorating and Ben is a master craftsman
I love Home Town. I not only watch every episode but I record them to watch again. I like the way they take into consideration not only the home owner but the history of the house. I only wish I could buy a fixer upper craftsman in their town and live there. Keep up the good work Erin and Ben. God bless.
I LOVE HOME TOWN