

I was supposed to be in the Yukon but the border was closed due to COVID. Two guys were set to go to the police academy and COVID stopped that. “What we’re trying to do is to give them a new drive in life, a new purpose. “They’ve all overcome obstacles,” says Lewis, 42, who took a bullet to the helmet in Afghanistan. “Gold Rush” returns Friday for Season 11 with a two-hour episode (8-10 p.m.) and a new mining boss: Fred Lewis, a former special forces medical sergeant and linguist who’s assembled a team of five veteran pals to dig for gold in a ghost town near Sumpter, Ore. This group of “Gold Rush” miners is like none of their predecessors on the top-rated Discovery series. 'Women of the Movement' co-star Glynn Turman on Emmett Till's powerful legacy 'Astrid and Lilly Save The World' stars on new plus-sized heroine seriesĪnnaleigh Ashford goes Broadway in new 'B Positive' opener Winter's Fortune will find Beets, Ness, Turin, Lewis and Hurt preparing for an exceptional season, not just any old spring.Ewan McGregor introduced as cricket narrator in 'Pinocchio' trailer That means that both new and old prospectors are grabbing up all the land they can and miners are rushing to find new deposits, while even the manufacturers of mining equipment are scrambling to keep up with demand. The timing is perfect for this spinoff as gold prices have reportedly skyrocketed in the recent economic turmoil, including the COVID-19 pandemic.


It will depict some hard times with the ground freezing over, and the miners prospecting, purchasing land, seeking permits and preparing for their next big season.

In this case, Winter's Fortune will reportedly take place as one mining season ends and track the offseason activities of the miners until the next season starts. Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune joins a long list of Gold Rush spinoffs exploring different avenues of the gold mining trade and following some of the fan-favorite personalities from throughout the franchise.
