Back to the Frontier

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  • TV-14
  • 2025
  • 1 Season
  • 4.9  (185)

Back to the Frontier transports participants to a meticulously recreated historical setting, challenging them to live and compete as pioneers. Contestants must perform tasks essential to frontier life, such as farming, building shelters and crafting tools, using only period-appropriate methods. They face environmental hardships, limited resources and the necessity of community cooperation. The show examines survival instincts, adaptability and the contrast between modern conveniences and historical realities, offering viewers an immersive historical experience.

Back to the Frontier is a series that ran for 1 seasons (8 episodes) between July 10, 2025 and on

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Episode 8
8. Episode 8
August 28, 2025
As temperatures plummet, time is running out on the frontier as the families rush to complete all their homestead goals. But one final hurdle remains -- 1880s Vouching. Who will vouch for who?
Bringing Home the Bacon
7. Bringing Home the Bacon
August 21, 2025
A shrewd bargain could save the day as the homesteaders face their biggest challenge yet -- a race against the clock to bring in the harvest using 1880s methods. Meanwhile Joe tackles a gruesome frontier recipe -- but will anyone eat it?
Little Schoolhouse, Big Lessons
6. Little Schoolhouse, Big Lessons
August 14, 2025
After weeks of tension, it's make-or-break time for the frontier community as the families face an epic building challenge. And teenaged Mia must overcome her anxiety -- and plenty of bad behavior -- as she embarks on her first-ever job.
New Arrivals on the Homestead
5. New Arrivals on the Homestead
August 7, 2025
The Halls face failure unless they can make up for their huge overspend at the auction. Enterprising as ever, the Lopers take some much-needed rest post field work, and excitement abounds as fresh faces arrive at the Hanna-Riggs homestead.
A Harrowing Tale
4. A Harrowing Tale
July 31, 2025
As work on the frontier increases, some homesteaders are close to the breaking point. A revealing glimpse into their own past helps the Lopers come to terms with frontier hardships and the two-dad family, the Hanna Riggs, try parenting 1880s style.
A Whole
3. A Whole "Lot" of Trouble
July 24, 2025
As tensions rise between the Lopers and Halls after an auction, the Hall sisters decide to host an ice cream social for the frontier families.
No Place Like Homestead
2. No Place Like Homestead
July 17, 2025
Our 21st century families wake up to their first morning in the 1880s. Bear-proofing the cabin and learning to use the wood stove top the list, but when a plea for help doesn’t work out, tensions soon rise. Luckily a visitor brings better news.
Back to the 1880s
1. Back to the 1880s
July 10, 2025
As they settle into their homesteads, the Hanna-Riggs, the Lopers and the Halls face the harsh realities of life without modern conveniences.
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Back to the Frontier is available for streaming on the website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Back to the Frontier on demand at Max, Amazon Prime, Philo, Amazon, Hulu, , Fandango at Home and Apple TV.
  • Premiere Date
    July 10, 2025
  • IMDB Rating
    4.9  (185)