Hillbilly Blood: A Hardscrabble Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the backwoods of Cold Mountain, N.C., known for fascinating characters and deep-rooted tradition, folks live off the land just like their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents before them; carrying on the custom of getting by with little and making do with less. This season highlights even more of Eugene and Spencer's methodical ingenuity and wilderness expertise in creating handmade contraptions using skills the pair has been honing their entire lives in preparation for surviving off the grid. From Lincoln log drying sheds to hillbilly cooling pads, follow these mountain men as they construct intricate gadgets and engineering machines out of scrap parts.

Series details

• Title: Hillbilly Blood: A Hardscrabble Life
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-12-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Destination America
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4106

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-12-18; final listed air date 2012-01-29.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-04-13; final listed air date 2013-06-15.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-01-25; final listed air date 2014-08-23.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-05-02; final listed air date 2015-06-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hillbilly Blood: A Hardscrabble Life 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.