‘Life Below Zero: Next Generation’ Returns With the Hunters & Hunted (VIDEO)

Meredith Jacobs
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Living in rural Alaska can be gorgeous and it can be terrifying. Just ask the cast members of Life Below Zero: Next Generation.

Johnny Rolfe, formerly working in a three-Michelin star restaurant in Chicago before making the move, joins the cast in the new episodes premiering on January 19, and TV Insider has an exclusive first look at the new trailer.

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The Life Below Zero spinoff follows Alaskans who tried contemporary living but leave it behind for “a life of freedom in the brutal Alaskan wilderness.” And as the cast highlights in the new sneak peek, life out there can “look like something out of a fairytale” and be absolutely “terrifying,” especially once the weather turns.

Watch the video above to hear about the challenges, risks, constant battles, and more in the new episodes.

Life Below Zero: Next Generation premiered in fall 2020, and Johnny Rolfe (below, with his dog) is joining cast members Michael Manzo, Alex Javor, Kaleb and Brittany Rowland, and Chris and Jessi Morse. The series shines a light on the “growing dissatisfaction the current generation has with technology, which is ubiquitous in modern life,” the synopsis explains. The individuals in Next Generation are less experienced than the original series as they learn how to survive in the harsh Arctic climate.

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The franchise is produced by the BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production unit for National Geographic.

Life Below Zero: Next Generation, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, January 19, 8/7c, National Geographic

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    GoldSubmarine

    I like the show however Chris & Jesse puzzle me. I question their ability to make smart decisions & I'm sorry but Jesse's whining drives me nuts. Chris makes very poor choices and doesn't think things thru. How they are still alive is beyond me.

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    OrangeBottle

    Chris and Jessie are horrible! They couldn’t make it NY City, more or less the wilds of Alaska!

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    PurpleScooter

    UUGH!! I hate the new next generation show. Especially Chris and Jesse. Didn't like them on Yukon Men and don't like them now in this show. Decisions they make are so stupid, even I (city girl) would make better decisions on how to survive. and they are so scripted, especially in the episode were Jesse got hurt before he headed out. The other cast are tolerable but these two make me want to turn the channel.

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    GoldPuzzle

    Next Gen. nope can’t get into it! Chris and Jessie don’t belong on the show.

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    RedApple

    Where is the old Life Below Zero, new generation is horrible. Not even close to the regular show.

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    OliveCone

    Life below zero next generation is awful...cut the made up drama ...it’s phony ...and get back to life basics of life..I’m ready to drop this show...

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    OrangeRaindrop

    Chris and Jessi Morse was on Yukon Man and couldn't make it . They walked out and hitched a ride .

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    GoldDucky

    New show is not good, only guy with PTSD is worth watching, weren’t Chris n Jesse on TV b4 n almost froze n starved

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yup, Chris & Jesse were on Yukon Men the last 2 seasons - they didn't do very well. I felt they had questionable practices. When they first appeared in Yukon Men it showed them piling all of there belongings into 2 boats & Chris saying they sold everything they owned to go out to the cabin to try to make it. When introduced in Next Gen, they were in a nice house in rural Alaska.

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    GoldMustache

    I like the next generation. The young married couple are cute, a welcome balance to the loners. Not sure they are going to succeed which is part of the fun. I generally assume everyone else will always get it right.

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    CyanLamp

    I agree. Chris and Jesse don’t belong! They failed on Yukon men. What changed.

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    OrangeBasketball

    Hey Michael thanks for putting the American flag on your multifunctional vehicle.

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    RedTurtle

    I‘m enjoying the New Generation a lot. These are people willing to risk everything for their own freedom. I‘m not willing to do it, I admire, almost, anyone who does it.

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    OliveBullhorn

    I only started DVRg all the shows a few months ago, a distraction from the crap on TV and the news...lol...I congratulate all who leave the demands of every day life for a life of sustaining one's life through hard work although I know as much as I'm a loner I would need some conversation once in a while....

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    OliveTooth

    "Next Gen." sucks, gives loser society drop-outs a venue to appear as martyrs while they brave the elements to take care of----themselves-----"Life Below Zero" & "Mountain Men" featured a cast of people who lived remotely, but remained productive members of society. (expressing my opinion only, & cancelled recording of "Next Gen." today.)

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    GreenFlask

    I for one really like the new generation. Let the ones who don't stop watching they complain , well watch some reruns of gunsmoke, thats all we had when I was growing up BBC keep them coming I probably gripe too if it was -20 to -40 degrees. It is cold enough for me here in Missouri.