Deadliest Catch
Plot Summary
Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (22)
Season 1
10 episodes
Aired: 2005
Season 2
12 episodes
Aired: 2006
Season 3
12 episodes
Aired: 2007
Season 4
16 episodes
Aired: 2008
Season 5
16 episodes
Aired: 2009
Season 6
17 episodes
Aired: 2010
Season 7
16 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 8
16 episodes
Aired: 2012
Season 9
16 episodes
Aired: 2013
Season 10
16 episodes
Aired: 2014
Season 11
18 episodes
Aired: 2015
Massive storms, a super typhoon and new regulations will change all the rules. With great risks come even greater opportunities - and for those willing to put it all on the line, it means an even bigger payoff. The fearless captains of the Bering Sea are back, and they must lean on their brethren to survive. How much can the bonds of brotherhood endure on the high seas?
Season 12
18 episodes
Aired: 2016
The fearless captains of the Bering Sea are back. This year they must lean on their brethren to survive. But just how far will they push their crabbing brotherhood to the edge?
Season 13
19 episodes
Aired: 2017
Over the past 12 years, the veteran captains thought they’d seen it all. But this year proves to be like no other on record. This year the crabs have seemingly vanished – igniting a grueling hunt to save the fleet’s way of life. After a massive temperature spike in the Bering Sea, traditional fishing hot spots are now coming up empty.
Season 14
19 episodes
Aired: 2018
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, Deadliest Catch returns for season fourteen. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world.
Season 15
21 episodes
Aired: 2019
Season 16 - A New Cold War
23 episodes
Aired: 2020
A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and drives new competition between Dutch Harbor captains and their Russian adversaries. For the first time ever, in season 16 the Alaskan crab fleet will face off against their biggest rival – the Russians.
Season 17
22 episodes
Aired: 2021
Season 18
23 episodes
Aired: 2022
Season 19
22 episodes
Aired: 2023
It's the deadliest job on earth: crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea
Season 20
19 episodes
Aired: 2024
Season 21
16 episodes
Aired: 2025
Production
Original Productions