Season 23 • Episode 20
LatestAlaskans make the most of the endless sun as the last of the snow melts.
Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
Production
Crew films at -50°F; cameras literally freeze, humans don't
Practical Effects
Real survival skills, zero scripting, 100% genuine lunacy
Acting
Sue Aikens: unhinged, unfiltered, unforgettable energy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The camera crew must complete survival training; one producer got frostbite filming Sue's camp.
The show helped mainstream 'bush Alaska' living but sparked debates about romanticizing extreme poverty and mental health isolation.
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