Outback Opal Hunters: Season 4
Outback Opal Hunters is a reality television series that premiered in 2018. The show's fourth season originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020. The series features a group of individuals who engage in the challenging and often lucrative pursuit of opal hunting in the Australian outback. The participants face numerous obstacles, including harsh environmental conditions and financial risks, as they attempt to stri
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Season 4 originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020.
- 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.
Season overview
Outback Opal Hunters is a reality television series that premiered in 2018. The show's fourth season originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020. The series features a group of individuals who engage in the challenging and often lucrative pursuit of opal hunting in the Australian outback. The participants face numerous obstacles, including harsh environmental conditions and financial risks, as they attempt to strike it rich by discovering valuable opals. The show provides a glimpse into the lives of these individuals as they push their physical and financial limits in pursuit of this valuable gemstone.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Feb 6, 2020 · 45 min
In Mintabie, South Australia, The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. In Sheepyards, NSW, The Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remo
Episode 2
Feb 13, 2020 · 45 min
The Bushmen face off against a miner who has illegally dug on their claim.
Episode 3
Feb 20, 2020 · 45 min
The Tunnel Rats deal with an unexploded bomb and hazardous gases; The Bros attempt to fit their equipment into a new mine; The Poms make their first trip underground.
Episode 4
Feb 27, 2020 · 45 min
In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator has a close call.
Episode 5
Mar 5, 2020 · 45 min
The Bushmen take a big risk, trying out a new mining method deep below the ground, and injury slows down progress for The Bros and The Poms are struggling to find their first piece
Episode 6
Mar 12, 2020 · 45 min
The Boulder Boys, who are within reach of their $100,000 season target, chase old leads that could see them strike it rich and The Bushmen face a disaster underground.
Episode 7
Mar 19, 2020 · 45 min
A violent summer storm sees The Young Guns race to save their only claim from a flood; meanwhile The McFarlanes must build a drill from spare parts.
Episode 8
Mar 26, 2020 · 45 min
Tunnel Rats Bayden Pearse and Leese Grobe get the lifeline they desperately need. Meanwhile, Pete Cooke and Sam Westra are on the last dig of their season, and 20-year-old Sam must
Episode 9
Apr 2, 2020 · 45 min
The Tunnel Rats struggle working on unfamiliar ground. The Boulder Boys try to keep their jobs with a last-ditch hunt to satisfy their mining partners.
Episode 10
Apr 9, 2020 · 45 min
The Bushmen combat opal thieves on land and in the skies. Plus, Lightning Ridge's Gavan McFarlane puts his son to work and the Boulder Boys dig their way out of trouble.
Episode 11
Apr 16, 2020 · 45 min
The Bushmen stay up late to drive out poachers from their mine. Col Duff reunites with Greg Geran in one last push to find opal before the summer heat gets too much.
Episode 12
Apr 23, 2020 · 45 min
The Young Guns risk it all to find rare pineapple opal. Meanwhile, the Boulder Boys take on deadly ground and the Bushmen face a race to the hospital.