Gold Rush

- Season 8

(2017)

Anything can happen when Gold Rush mine bosses Parker Schnabel, Todd Hoffman, and Tony Beets face off LIVE and answer audience questions. Join them for an exclusive first look of their most lucrative season yet!

Todd and Parker go head to head in a $100k bet over who will get the most gold this season. Tony sets sail up the Yukon River to revive his second monster dredge and Parker makes a deal on new ground that leads to a dramatic showdown with Tony.

A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew; frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers; Tony Beets starts to tear apart his 500 ton dredge.

Todd interferes with son Hunter's wash-plant, pushing their relationship to a breaking point. Parker battles to manoeuver a 150 foot super conveyor and Tony desperately needs dredge #1 to deliver gold but frozen ice may derail his plans.

Todd races to construct a massive holding pond before a storm hits. Parker is furious when Rick's failure to manage the cut results in a shutdown. Tony undertakes a $600,000 upgrade of dredge #1 in an attempt to jumpstart his season.

Parker Schnabel fights rising floodwaters to save his cut. Hunter Hoffman shuts down his father Todd and Tony Beets takes a convoy of military trucks on a treacherous journey to hunt down parts for his monster dredge.

Todd shuts down his operations to support Freddy Dodge as he pleads with the county commissioners to allow him to mine his claim. Parker suffers as Rick's attempt to mine more, horribly backfires. Tony's dredge is losing gold so son Kevin is forced to act.

As forest fires tear through the Klondike threatening to end Parker's season, his crew begins to desert. As Todd runs three wash-plants for the first time, his mechanic Juan is pushed to the breaking point. Tony is desperate to get his barge to run.

Todd Hoffman suspects sabotage when the crew is hit by a water crisis. Parker Schnabel battles to move his monster wash-plant Sluicifer. Tony Beets orders Monica to fire up her wash-plant, but a rookie mistake shuts them down.

Todd is out of luck, and ground, until he makes a desperate play for new land. Parker's sitting pretty on a pile of gold, but pushes Rick too far. Tony attempts to jump start his season on a risky voyage up the Yukon River.

Todd's son Hunter commits a serious violation as safety inspectors arrive, costing him thousands dollars; Parker is confronted by the owner of his new claim; Tony races against time to move the massive bucket-line of his second dredge.

Parker's parents visit for his birthday with surplus equipment from Roger's earth moving business. Tony is forced to replace a 24-ton bucket. Todd discovers historic remains of an gold mine that he thinks will turn his season around.

The Hoffman crew witnesses a solar eclipse that Todd interprets as a sign. Parker transforms Rick Ness's operation while he is away. Mike Beets takes the helm of the family barge on the Yukon River.

Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake that causes dysfunction in the team. Tony Beets has to improvise to tear down his second dredge. Parker Schnabel risks damaging his washplant as he races to finish his last cut at Scribner Creek.

Parker Schnabel opens a brand-new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new wash-plant and Tony's stuck up the creek without a barge.

Parker races to get his wash plant to a new cut. Todd struggles to set up his new trommel and faces a medical emergency and Monica Beets makes a $200,000 mistake.

Parker threatens to shutdown Rick's Indian River operation after production takes a dive. Disaster strikes when Tony's son, Kevin takes a break to visit his girlfriend. Todd's crew scours the mountainside for gold after he gives them a shocking ultimatum.

Tony, Parker, and Todd sit down on live television with host Matt Rodgers to discuss this season so far and make the most epic announcement that will change Gold Rush forever.

Parker suspects Tony of sabotage on his new ground and confronts him. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and must bush-fix a solution. Tony Beets takes on his biggest challenge yet in the tear down of his second dredge.

Parker buys his first ever Klondike claim, but gets an unpleasant shock when he tests pans it. Todd uses chemical ingenuity to break a monster boulder that stands in his way to gold. Tony nearly loses a crew member as he tears down his second dredge.

Tony's dredge teardown hits a wall when they attempt to remove the heaviest piece yet. Todd's son, Hunter demands a change of mine site if they're going to have a future. Parker makes a bid for independence on his own claim, but Tony stands in his way.

It's judgement day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce bet. Parker chases a record breaking 7.2 million dollar season total. Todd desperately tries to stop his crew from falling apart. Tony struggles to get his dredge to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes.

After a record breaking season, sit down with Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets as they discuss the biggest moments from this past season of Gold Rush.

Todd Hoffman sits down to discuss his past eight seasons on Gold Rush and what his exciting next chapter will be.