Moonshiners

Overview

Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

Roughly 178h 30m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 255 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 42 minutes.

Next episode listed by TMDB: Nov 10, 2026.

Trailer

Play trailer: MOONSHINERS | An All-New Series

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Series cast and crew

• T

  Tim SmithSelf
  257 episodes

• 

  Jeremy SchwartzSelf - Narrator (voice)
  257 episodes

• J

  Josh OwensSelf - Moonshiner
  232 episodes

Network

Discovery

Seasons and episodes

• Season 12011 · 7 episodes
• Season 22012 · 12 episodes
• Season 32013 · 13 episodes
• Season 42014 · 14 episodes
• Season 52015 · 18 episodes
• Season 62016 · 18 episodes
• Season 72017 · 18 episodes
• Season 82018 · 24 episodes
• Season 92019 · 18 episodes
• Season 102020 · 20 episodes
• Season 112021 · 21 episodes
• Season 122022 · 20 episodes
• Season 132024 · 16 episodes
• Season 142024 · 16 episodes
• Season 152026 · 16 episodes
• Season 162026 · 6 episodes
• Specials2012 · 80 episodes