Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch trailer reveals season 20’s got a dog-eat-dog vibe, with the captains claiming this season isn’t just about catching king crab and making money. Time is precious and this year the crews must fish like every strand they set could be their last.
“Deadliest Catch is the gold standard for unscripted series, paving the way for an entire genre of television that highlights everyday working heroes,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks. “Audiences have grown with our captains and their families, respecting their unwavering determination, and experiencing the struggles and successes with them. This season is a celebration of their epic stories and the first page of their next chapter.”
Season 20 premieres with a special two-hour episode airing on Discovery Channel on June 11, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT. New episodes arrive on subsequent Tuesdays.
“To kick-off this milestone season, the lucrative Red King Crab fishery has finally reopened in Alaska, igniting the first derby-style race in decades. Forced to obtain their crab hauls in a highly competitive timeframe, veteran and rookie captains are thrust into cutthroat rivalries that will push each crabber to their limit,” reads Discovery Channel’s synopsis. “Meanwhile, the crab grounds become more perilous than ever as a rare super El Niño weather pattern intensifies winter storms, serving as a grim reminder to why Alaska crab fishing is known as the Deadliest Catch.”
The new season finds Jake Anderson returning to the F/V Northwestern, where he began his career, and working under Captain Sig Hansen. F/V Wizard Captain Keith Colburn faces a life-threatening emergency, and Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski fights for his life and legacy on the F/V Summer Bay. Plus, Captain Johnathan Hillstrand returns to the F/V Time Bandit, lured out of retirement to try to capture a $1 million quota.
Captains Steve Harley Davidson and Jack Bunnell take a big risk by sinking money into upgrading the F/V Pacific Mariner. Jacob Hutchins is determined to become Captain Rick Shelford’s F/V Aleutian Lady’s relief captain. And season 20 also features the youngest captain of the fleet, Sophia “Bob” Nielsen, honoring her late father by taking the helm of the F/V Seabrooke.
