Rogers Sports and Media last week announced the greenlight of Deadliest Catch: Northern Edge, a new Canadian iteration of the long-running Deadliest Catch series owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Currently filming in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the North Atlantic, this eight-episode, one-hour series is slated to premiere in winter 2027 on Discovery in Canada.
Produced by Canadian production company Attraction and Fremantle’s Original Productions in association with Discovery US, Deadliest Catch: Northern Edge introduces viewers to a new fleet of captains, offering fresh perspectives and untold stories in an exploration of the resilient fishing community in one of the most dangerous environments on the planet.
“Under the icy surface of the North Atlantic lies the largest crab biomass in the world — and everyone wants their share of the billion-dollar bounty. For generations, Newfoundlanders and Nova Scotians have built this fishery one crab at a time, forging one of the largest and most lucrative catches in the world. With smaller boats and towering waves, it’s a high-stakes gamble,” reads a series description in a Rogers Sports and Media press release.
“Deadliest Catch has defined best-in-class factual television for more than 20 years,” Kale Stockwell, head of original programming at Rogers Sports and Media, said in the press release. “With Deadliest Catch: Northern Edge, we’re proud to bring this iconic format to Canada as the first international adaptation, telling a distinctly Canadian story of grit, heritage, and survival in one of the world’s most unforgiving oceans.”
“Attraction is honoured to collaborate with Rogers, Fremantle, and Original Productions,” said Richard Speer, president of Attraction, based in Montreal. “This partnership aims to introduce this legendary format to the Canadian market while celebrating the enduring strength of Atlantic Canadians.”
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