Lawless Island: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Welcome to Prince of Wales Island off the coast of Alaska where, around a tiny cove called Port Protection, some 100 people eke out an existence. It's a tough life, but one the locals seem to love. Take Sam Carlson, whose boots are leaking so he makes some mink traps, catches a couple, skins them and renders their fat to slather on his boots. Just one story in the opener to this series about living alongside nature in the raw.

Series details

• Title: Lawless Island
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10961
• TVDB ID: 315338

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-11-15; final listed air date 2016-10-02; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-02-18; final listed air date 2020-04-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-01-12; final listed air date 2021-03-16.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-01-18; final listed air date 2022-04-19.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-04-06; final listed air date 2023-07-20; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 2025-01-23; final listed air date 2025-03-27.
• Season 8: premiered 2025-06-19; final listed air date 2025-08-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lawless Island 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.