Deadliest Catch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It's the deadliest job on earth: crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea. These adventurers will battle Arctic weather, brutal waves, and a ticking clock for big money in this modern-day gold rush from which they may never return.

Series details

• Title: Deadliest Catch
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Nature
• Premiere date: 2005-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 798

Cast and credited roles

• Mike Rowe — Narrator
• Sig Hansen — Captain Sig Hansen (Northwestern)
• Bill Wichrowski — Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski (Cape Caution/Kodiak/Summer Bay)
• Keith Coulburn — Captain Keith Colburn (Wizard)
• Johnathan Hillstrand — Captain Johnathan Hillstrand (Time Bandit)
• Jake Anderson — Captain Jake Anderson (The Saga)
• Sean Dwyer — Captain Sean Dwyer (Brenna A)
• Andy Hillstrand — Captain Andy Hillstrand (Time Bandit)
• Elliott Neese — Captain Elliott Neese (Ramblin Rose)
• Scott Campbell Jr. — Captain Scott Campbell Jr. (Seabrooke)
• Phil Harris — Captain Phil Harris (Cornelia Marie)
• Josh Harris — Captain Josh Harris (Cornelia Marie)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-04-12; final listed air date 2005-06-14; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-03-28; final listed air date 2006-06-13; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2007-04-03; final listed air date 2007-06-19; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-04-15; final listed air date 2008-07-22; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-04-14; final listed air date 2009-07-28; episode order: 16.
• Season 6: premiered 2010-04-13; final listed air date 2010-07-27; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 2011-04-12; final listed air date 2011-07-26; episode order: 16.
• Season 8: premiered 2012-04-10; final listed air date 2012-07-24; episode order: 16.
• Season 9: premiered 2013-04-16; final listed air date 2013-07-30; episode order: 16.
• Season 10: premiered 2014-04-22; final listed air date 2014-08-05; episode order: 16.
• Season 11: premiered 2015-04-14; final listed air date 2015-08-18; episode order: 18.
• Season 12: premiered 2016-03-29; final listed air date 2016-08-02; episode order: 18.
• Season 13: premiered 2017-04-11; final listed air date 2017-08-29; episode order: 19.
• Season 14: premiered 2018-04-10; final listed air date 2018-08-28; episode order: 19.
• Season 15: premiered 2019-04-09; final listed air date 2019-09-10; episode order: 21.
• Season 16: premiered 2020-04-14; final listed air date 2020-09-22; episode order: 23.
• Season 17: premiered 2021-04-20; final listed air date 2021-09-21; episode order: 22.
• Season 18: premiered 2022-04-19; final listed air date 2022-09-27; episode order: 23.
• Season 19: premiered 2023-04-18; final listed air date 2023-09-26; episode order: 22.
• Season 20: premiered 2024-06-11; final listed air date 2024-10-22; episode order: 19.
• Season 21: premiered 2025-08-01; final listed air date 2025-10-31; episode order: 16.
• Season 22: premiered 2026-05-08; final listed air date 2026-09-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Deadliest Catch on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.