Episode 1
Bare Bones
1h10.0 / 10
Amidst a global pandemic, Alaskans will face unprecedented challenges during the brief summer months as they prepare for the coming winter.
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TV series
Life Below Zero
2013NR23 seasons7.3 / 10
Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
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Episode 2
The Big Catch
1h10.0 / 10
Amid the long days of the arctic summer, Alaskans must learn new ways to survive and re-learn old lessons of generations past.
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Episode 3
Bad Bones
1h10.0 / 10
For those living in the Arctic, the endless summer daylight must be used efficiently if they wish to survive the impending winter.
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Episode 4
Inside Out
1h
Despite the formidable challenges facing them, residents of Alaska must tackle any and all adversity to survive the endless daylight of summer.
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Episode 5
Past Lives
1h
As summer’s resources become scarce, Alaskans seize the longer days to further their ability to survive the harsh landscape.
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Episode 6
Full Circle
1h
With summer in full swing, Alaskans work to secure lasting legacies and connect with age-old traditions in their wild homeland of the Arctic.
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Episode 7
Sky's The Limit
1h
Arctic residents must seize the remaining days of summer for a chance at completing vital tasks and harvesting small game before winter returns.
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Episode 8
Dead Weight
1h
For Alaskans, seizing the final days of summer is critical; and in doing so, the difference between life and death is often only a moment’s decision.
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Episode 9
Second Nature
1h
Under winter’s shadow, Alaskans must toil to secure scarce food and opportunity in the tundra’s final fertile days.
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Episode 10
Young Guns
1h
As summer gives way to fall, Alaskans must rely on tested traditions to survive.
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Episode 11
Lost and Found
1hfinale
Now in the midst of the fall season, Alaskans work tirelessly to get essential tasks done before winter returns to claim the land.
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More about Life Below Zero
Cast
Sue AikensSelf
Erik SalitanSelf
Andy BassichSelf
Kate Rorke-BassichSelf
Chip HailstoneSelf
Agnes HailstoneSelfCredits
- Written by
- Claire Allesse
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 240
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
National GeographicUnited States
BBC WorldwideUnited Kingdom- Adjacent Productions
BBC StudiosUnited States
Morag Loves CompanyCanada
Themes
alaskasurvival
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