Alaska: The Last Frontier
Alaska: The Last Frontier is an American reality cable television series which premiered on December 29, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. The show documents the extended Kilcher family, descendants of Swiss immigrants and Alaskan pioneers, Yule and Ruth Kilcher, at their homestead 11 miles outside of Homer.[1] By living without modern heating, the clan chooses to subsist by farming, hunting and preparing for the long winters.[2] The Kilcher family are relatives of the singer Jewel (with Atz being her father),[1][3] who has appeared on the show.[4]
Alaska: The Last Frontier
- Otto Kilcher
- Charlotte Kilcher
- Atz Kilcher
- Bonnie Kilcher-Dupree
- Atz Lee Kilcher
- Jane Kilcher
- Eivin Kilcher
- Eve Kilcher
- Shane Kilcher
Bray Poor & UK narrator Hugo Speer
United States
English
11
176
- Daniel Soiseth
- Grant Kahler
- Cameo Wallace
- Philip Day
Approx. 44 min (excluding commercials)
December 29, 2011 –
November 13, 2022
Production[edit]
Production occurs throughout the year on site. The production crew is based out of California.
Bear hunting incident[edit]
In 2015, Atz Lee, his wife Jane, and a company involved in the production of the show were charged with using a helicopter as part of bear hunt while filming an episode in 2014. Using any aircraft to spot prey, or using a helicopter in any way as part of a hunt is illegal in Alaska.[11][12] All three pleaded not guilty. The matter was on hold due to Atz Lee being seriously injured in a hiking accident.[13] but eventually the charges against the Kilchers themselves were dismissed, while production company Wilma TV was fined $17,500.[14]