Deadliest Catch: Season 22
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Deadliest Catch Season 21.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
Kings of the Frozen North
May 8, 2026 · 89 min
In the season premiere, the captains find a rare strain of red King crab in the north amid crushing ice and violent storms. Sig deploys an underwater drone to pinpoint the horde. J
Headlong Into Halong
May 15, 2026 · 42 min
With no port for shelter, Johnathan fights to protect his crew as Typhoon Halong pounds the northern grounds. Rick's Red King jackpot halts when a line fouls his prop. In 25-foot s
Stack Fire
May 22, 2026 · 42 min
After joining forces, Sig and Jake set their boats on a collision course. Crew tensions explode on the Time Bandit, leading Keith to lure Freddy back to the Wizard. When the Aleuti
Hunger Game
May 29, 2026 · 42 min
When the Time Bandit's freezer fails, John makes an emergency trip to St. George Island to feed his hungry crew. Sig and Jake lure crab to their own side of a maritime boundary. Ri
Saltwater Runs Deep
Jun 5, 2026 · 42 min
A dream leads John to a crab hotspot, but a rival trawler shares the vision for filling its own massive nets. Keith's crew races to save the Wizard when seawater breaches the engin
Rocked to the Core
Jun 12, 2026 · 42 min
When a rogue wave pummels the Wizard and sidelines its crew, Keith reconsiders the risks he's taking. Racing to make an offload, Sig loses a deckhand to a crushed toe. Rick finds c
Wrong Side of the Law
Jun 19, 2026 · 42 min
When Monte discovers Keith set pots in an illegal zone, he and the Wizard crew must pay the price in blood and treasure. A storm reconnects Jake to the larger-than-life hero of the
Anything That Can Go Wrong
Jun 26, 2026 · 42 min
When Sig's crane blows a hydraulic line, Clark ascends the rig in 20-foot seas for a critical repair. The Cornelia Marie crew battles a fire as Jake's engine room fills with smoke.
Nine Souls on Board
Jul 10, 2026 · 42 min
In the winter season premiere, Sig teaches Sophia how to captain the Northwestern at the Russian line. Jake stacks the Cornelia Marie for a risky trip north. When a crab boat sinks
He's In the Water!
Jul 17, 2026 · 42 min
When Wizard deckhand Lynn Guitard falls overboard in 15 foot seas, Keith and Monte scramble to rescue him before hypothermia sets in. On the Northwestern, Sig lets Sophia prove her
O Captain, My Captain
Jul 24, 2026 · 42 min
On the Aleutian Lady, greenhorn Todd's abscessed tooth forces Rick to consider a costly return to Dutch Harbor. Sig hands new protégé "Bob" the helm for her first-ever opilio seaso
Crushing Ice
Aug 7, 2026 · 42 min
Arctic ice is wreaking havoc on the fishing grounds, putting a fortune in crab pots at risk for Rick. Johnathan puts the reinforced bow of the Time Bandit to the test in an attempt
Those in Peril on the Sea
Aug 14, 2026 · 42 min
Captains Sig and Sophia shift their fishing strategy as back-to-back injuries plague the Northwestern deck crew. When a Time Bandit crewman suffers a concussion, John must make a p
Curse of the Hybrids
Aug 21, 2026 · 42 min
Captains Sig & Sophia locate hybrid crab, hitting the jackpot -- but filling their tanks creates an imbalance, putting the Northwestern on the brink of capsize. After OJ receives t
Aleutian Solution
Aug 28, 2026 · 42 min
Sig's crew races to jettison pots and repair a flooding compartment below deck. Rick radios Johnathan to help hide his honey hole, but when Jake spots the Time Bandit's unusual mov
Contagion
Sep 4, 2026 · 42 min
As Jake sets gear in heavy seas, a painful skin infection spreads among the Cornelia Marie crew. Sig cleverly sets in a col between two storms, but pays a price when he returns to
Raw Nerves
Sep 11, 2026 · 42 min
On the Time Bandit, Johnathan delegates dentistry duties when his brother Neal's dental implants fail far out to sea. Battling 25-foot waves, Keith leans heavily on his co-captain
Runaway Train
Sep 18, 2026 · 42 min
As 25-foot breakers pound the fleet, critical systems fail at the worst possible time. Sig's engine runs wild, Jake loses power, John's crane cracks and Rick must replace a lacklus
Father, Brother, Sailor, Son
Sep 25, 2026 · 42 min
As the season nears its end, tragedy strikes on the Aleutian Lady when greenhorn Todd Meadows falls overboard. As Captain Rick and the crew fight to save their crewmate, the true s