Gold Rush: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Gold Rush follows six men who, in the face of an economic meltdown, risk everything - their families, their dignity, and in some cases, their lives - to strike it rich mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska. Inspired by his father Jack, Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, leads a group of greenhorn miners to forge a new frontier and save their families from dire straits. While leasing a gold claim in Alaska, Todd and his company of newbies face the grandeur of Alaska as well as its hardships, including an impending winter that will halt operations and the opportunity to strike gold. In an effort to keep the operation running, the team takes fate into their own hands with a make or break venture that will change their lives forever.

Series details

• Title: Gold Rush
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Nature
• Premiere date: 2010-12-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 67 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 702

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Christie — Narrator
• Rick Ness — Rick Ness
• Parker Schnabel — Parker Schnabel
• Tony Beets — Tony Beets
• Fred Lewis — Fred Lewis
• Dave Turin — Dave Turin
• Jimmy Dorsey — Jimmy Dorsey
• James Harness — James Harness
• Jack Hoffman — Jack Hoffman
• Todd Hoffman — Todd Hoffman
• Greg Remsburg — Greg Remsburg
• Jim Thurber — Jim Thurber

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

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

Source and licence

Adapted from Gold Rush 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.