Whale Wars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Sea Shepherds are headed back to frigid Antarctica for a tenth mission to stop Japanese whaling - but for the first time they'll make the voyage without their leader. Under legal siege, Captain Paul Watson, founder of the direct-action environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is forced to hand the mission over to youthful veteran Peter Hammarstedt following a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The ruling has Watson's hands tied as it imposes strict limits on how he and his U.S. cohorts in Sea Shepherds can interact with Japanese whaling activities. Animal Planet's Emmy(R)-nominated series, Whale Wars goes deep inside the Sea Shepherd organization to document this latest perilous campaign, "Operation Relentless".

Series details

• Title: Whale Wars
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-11-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-01-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3769

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Watson — Paul Watson
• Siddharth Chakravarty — Siddharth Chakravarty
• Alex Cornelissen — Alex Cornelissen
• Locky MacLean — Locky MacLean
• Peter Hammarstedt — Peter Hammarstedt

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-11-07; final listed air date 2008-12-19.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-06-05; final listed air date 2009-08-21.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-06-04; final listed air date 2010-09-03.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-06-03; final listed air date 2011-08-12.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-06-01; final listed air date 2012-07-20.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-12-13; final listed air date 2013-12-13.
• Season 7: premiered 2015-01-02; final listed air date 2015-01-02.

Source and licence

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