‘Life Below Zero’ & ‘Next Generation’ Premiere Dates Set — Watch a Teaser (VIDEO)
“Are we ready for winter? I don’t know if you’re ever ready for it, but that’s just life out here.”
And so begins the teaser for the new seasons of Life Below Zero (its 17th) and its spinoff, Life Below Zero: Next Generation (its third), which TV Insider can exclusively unveil, along with the premiere dates. They’ll premiere back-to-back on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, at 8/7c. Their second episodes will air back-to-back, in their regular time slots, on Tuesday, September 7, at 8/7c.
“Alaska doesn’t care about your age or your years of experience,” the teaser tells us. “Up here, the only number that matters is measured in degrees.” Watch the video above to see some of the chills those on both shows will be facing.
Both series follow the extreme lifestyle of tough residents living off the grid in Alaska, as they face harsh temperatures (colder than minus 50 degrees), whiteout snowstorms, unpredictable frozen terrain, and man-eating carnivores in the isolated region. The spinoff follows Alaskans who have rejected a contemporary life for the freedom of the wilderness.
Life Below Zero‘s new season will follow Sue Aikens and the threat of new apex predators on Kavik, Ricko DeWilde (and an expedition with his youngest kids to ancient tribal lands, and Chip and Agnes Hailstone (and a new addition to their remote lifestyle. Meanwhile, Andy Bassich and Denise Becker aim to complete their dream home after 10 years, and Jessie Holmes expands his territory.
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Over on Next Generation, newcomers Chevie and Sonta Roach share Athabascan survival skills with their children. They join the returning Alex Javor, who’s moving to unknown territory; Johnny Rolfe, who’s testing his bushcraft skills in subzero temperatures; the Rowlands, who are discovering mysteries and opportunities near their homestead; and Chris and Jessi Morse, who will break trail in hopes of a lifeline to civilization.
These premiere dates come after Life Below Zero received three Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera).
Life Below Zero, Season Premiere, Monday, September 6, 8/7c, National Geographic
Life Below Zero: Next Generation, Season Premiere, Monday, September 6, 9/8c, National Geographic
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Psyched! But what about Northern Territories and Port Protection? Are they coming back too, I hope?!?!?!?
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So excited. Been a fan for years. Miss Port Protection. Will it return?
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CAN'T WAIT, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES!!!
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Where is Michael Manzo in this new line up? Personally I do not like watching the Hailstones. ie: “let’s take every egg we find.” & “I can’t shoot it, but my wife can kill any animal any time.”
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The show Life Below Zero has always been very interesting. But the New Music sound efforts are so loud you often can't hear what the people are saying! The sound effects are very annoying!
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I hope Mike Manzo is back! He’s amazing to watch. Soo smart!
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Love the show but background music is to loud. Hard to hear what is said.
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Hope u guys get more Alaska shows on here
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I dislike the hailstones I'm watching the show tonight and watch them go out and harvest eggs and take every egg out of the nest and not even move so much as one there for the birds to hatch they did this last year too it gets annoying they not only do that with the bird eggs I've seen the way they hunt I know they're indigenous people watching him kill for five or six Caribou while they were swimming in the River they have no idea of conservation all they do is hunt and kill
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What is with the audio and camera work? Audio sounds off and tinny and the camera out of focus or over zoomed frequently.
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Dropping Manzo was pretty stupid on natgeo's part. Then again I have a feeling it was more his decision, he was too big a badass to sell out like that any way. Screw the system!
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Should a bad marksperson like sue aikens be allowed to hunt ? I’m watching series 9/ episode 18, and she’s shot at a bull moose probably 6 or 7 times, looks like she clipped it a few times, & then went back for her vehicle to catch up with it, to finish it off, coz it would be a bonus in her freezer ? I’m all for decent hunting, but this looks bad !
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Wearing a $1,500 Canadian goose and claiming they have nothing, FAKE !!!
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I think Jessi and Chris look like and their skill levels for this type of show is very low and limited. Personally they are the worst homesteaders I have seen.
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Is the Northern Territory coming back? Of all the new shows i liked it very much.
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I thought Jessi and Chris went out to the woods to get away from civilization and now they are building a trail to it? These two just need to go to another show for their acting.
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Extremely disappointing that they haven't announced a Disney Plus release strategy for these similar to what they're doing with some other other shows like Cesar millan better dog... Hopefully they at least utilize the new batch strategy where they give every 5 to 10 episodes or so a drop on Disney Plus. I'm also interested in why the season 17 as you call it is considered season 15 by them when they announced it at upfront. Why can't they keep their own season numbers straight?
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Sad the Next Generation cast did not change, Johnny is ok, but the rest are are not skilled knowledgeable outdoor people, you have scripted them to do things that the native people do and these white folks are clueless it’s a joke to watch them and they do stupid stuff Chris and Jess do not belong in the wild ! they will get hurt very bad or die because they’re not smart, won’t watch,
Can’t wait for new Life Below Zero new stuff. Last 2years have been mixes if previous shows, snd Northern Territories are awesome, they are real people, that know mostly how to live off grid
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Totally agree !!
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do not like next generation; just keep the original one because they actually lived there for most of their lives
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Love the new next generation but Chris and Jess need to go. I wouldn't be surprised if they get killed by a bear or run over by moose. They just don't belong.
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Love Life Below Zero, but “Next Generation” is a NO! The Rowland family really take you daughter out in 30 degrees below zero to cut trees, you get injured the is child helpless. Mom Rowland teaching survivor skills to children all they want to do is play, I question her ability to survive she get so short of breath with exertion.
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Keep them all but Andy and Denise, Sue, and PORT PROTECTION!
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