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Moonshiners

2011TV-1416 seasons7.2 / 10

Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

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Checked Nov 6, 2026

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Synopsis

Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

Season 16 episodes

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Episode 1

Life, Liberty, and Tax-free Liquor

8.0 / 10

Tim and Tickle embrace their outlaw heritage in Culpeper County, Virginia, as they take on a $70,000 order for corn whiskey from thirsty Canadian customers seeking tariff-free American liquor.

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Episode 2

Stranger Danger

8.0 / 10

Tim and Tickle's tariff-dodging operation is threatened when a stranger appears at their still site.

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Episode 3

Mine and Shine

Josh invests money he doesn't yet have to build a still site that doubles as a gold mine.

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Episode 4

Digger Knows Best

8.0 / 10

Facing more demand for corn liquor than he can handle, Josh turns to Digger for help.

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Episode 5

Hillbilly Scotch

8.0 / 10

Josh's head spins when Jerry reveals his wild plans for their joint moonshine operation. Mark and Digger enlist a Scotsman to help craft the first Hillbilly Scotch.

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Episode 6

Up in Smoke

10.0 / 10

When their hillbilly scotch experiment flames out, Mark and Digger light a fire under their still hand, Kelly.

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Episode information updated Nov 15, 2026

More about Moonshiners

Cast

Tim SmithSelf
Jeremy SchwartzSelf - Narrator (voice)
Josh OwensSelf - Moonshiner

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
255
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • DiscoveryUnited States
  • Magilla EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

appalachiancrimedirectdistillersdistillerymoonshinemountainsoutdoors