Living on the Edge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

All across the country, Americans are getting back in touch with the wild, walking away from modern day conveniences and living on the edge. We'll meet three very different homeowners who've taken on the challenges of living off-the-grid by creating fantasy homes using ingenious solutions to necessities like electricity, plumbing and heating. Whether it's using the sun to power their home or rainwater to take a shower; these modern-day pioneers have discovered ways of living off the land and getting by with less. Homeowners give a tour of each unbelievable home and share stories behind why they've chosen this life.

Series details

• Title: Living on the Edge
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-12-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40665

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-12-27; final listed air date 2013-12-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Living on the Edge 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.