Season guide
Outback Opal Hunters: Season 5
8 episodes
Premiered Oct 8, 2020 Updated Jul 24, 2026
Episodes
S5·E1
Episode 1
Oct 8, 2020 · 45 min
In outback NSW, the worst storm in 20 years devastates the Bushmen's and Chris Cheal's mine; in Coober Pedy, the new team, the Blacklighters, need opal to re-establish
S5·E2
Episode 2
Oct 15, 2020 · 45 min
Pete and Sam begin a risky project that could pay off big time with opal riches; the Bushmen's new equipment doesn't deliver
S5·E3
Episode 3
Oct 22, 2020 · 45 min
The Young Guns spend all of their savings on a hydraulic digger that only causes problems; the Blacklights run out of opal.
S5·E4
Episode 4
Oct 29, 2020 · 45 min
The Boulder Boys try to reach a suspected 20-meter-deep opal level by draining floodwater; Rod Manning uses his wife's opal ring as collateral.